7 spiced apricot salad Recipes

grain brown rice, white long-grain rice, dates (pits removed & cut in slivers), dried apricot (cut in slivers), pistachio nut (toasted, if you like ), snipped fresh chives, pistachio oil (or your preference), fresh lime juice, chopped fresh cilantro, chili powder, salt & fresh ground pepper

mandarin oranges, drained, apples , cut up into bite sized pieces and unpeeled, raisins, pitted prune, cut into quarters, apricot halves (fresh, dried or canned, quartered, drained, if canned ), orange juice, honey, ground cinnamon, lemon juice

red onion (divided half coarsely chopped, and half sliced ), garlic cloves, garam masala (or 2 tsp curry powder), low-fat greek yogurt (divided ), red wine vinegar (see directions ), red wine vinegar (see directions ), salt (divided ), black pepper (divided ), chicken breast (2 to 3 boneless, skinless ), olive oil (divided ), head romaine lettuce (torn), chickpeas (rinsed and drained ), dried apricot (sliced ), plum (pitted and thinly sliced )

dried apples, dried apricots, dried figs, dried pears, dried peaches, cinnamon stick, honey, powdered saffron, vanilla bean paste or 1/2 vanilla bean, split, lemon zest, almonds (or flaked ), shelled pistachios, orange flower water or orange oil, essence

sliced peaches, drained, pear halves, drained and chopped, plums, drained and pitted, apricot halves, drained, spiced apple rings, drained, pineapple chunks, drained, cherries, drained, applesauce, margarine, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, chopped walnuts or pecans