Main Meal Recipes
Rice and Apricot Pilaf
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons oil or butter
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups rice
- 3 1/2 cups hot water
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 200g Angas Park Diced Apricots
- 2 tablespoons Angas Park Seeded Raisins
- 50g almonds, blanched and toasted
Method
- In a large saucepan heat oil or butter and fry the onion until pale golden in colour. Add the rice and stir for 30 seconds to coat with oil.
- Add the hot water, salt, pepper, lemon juice and parsley. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the apricots, raisins and almonds and simmer for 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and allow to stand, covered, for 5 minutes before serving the plump rice.
- Serve hot with a side salad.
Serves 4
