Jewelled Rice Salad With Apricots Almonds

Add colour and style to a laid-back barbecue menu - its fancy food minus the fuss.

The ingredient of Jewelled Rice Salad With Apricots Almonds

• 750ml 3 cups hot water
• 1 2 tsp saffron threads
• 400g 2 cups basmati rice
• 1 orange
• 75g 3 4 cup flaked almonds
• 160g 3 4 cup dried turkish apricots thinly sliced lengthways
• 115g 3 4 cup dried cranberries
• 115g 3 4 cup unsalted pistachio kernels coarsely chopped

The Instruction of jewelled rice salad with apricots almonds

• combine the water and saffron in a saucepan over high heat bring to the boil stir in the rice reduce heat to low cook covered for 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed set aside covered for 10 minutes to stand use a fork to separate the grains set aside for 30 minutes to cool completely
• meanwhile use a zester or a vegetable peeler and a small sharp knife to cut the orange rind into thin strips cook the almonds in a medium frying pan over medium heat stirring for 1 2 minutes or until lightly toasted
• add the orange rind almonds apricot cranberries and pistachio to the rice mixture and stir until well combined season with salt and pepper

Nutritions of Jewelled Rice Salad With Apricots Almonds

fatContent: 314 285 calories
saturatedFatContent: 10 grams fat
carbohydrateContent: 1 grams saturated fat
sugarContent: 48 grams carbohydrates
fibreContent: n a
proteinContent: n a
cholesterolContent: 8 grams protein
sodiumContent: n a

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