Golden Rice Salad 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice
1 ½ teaspoons salt, plus more if needed
3 cups chicken stock, or water
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, more if needed
¾ cup chopped dried apricots ¾ cup golden raisins 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 ½ Tablespoons ground cumin
Grated zest and juice of 2 oranges 2/3 cup pine nuts, toasted ½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Cook the rice in a rice cooker or pot with water or stock. When it’s finished, add orange juice and stir in orange zest. While the rice is still warm, add apricots, raisins, shallots, spices and salt and pepper. Then add toasted pine nuts and parsley and fluff with a fork to combine the ingredients. Taste and add more salt and pepper if necessary. Serve hot, at room temperature, chilled or rewarmed in the microwave.
35