Use any combination of roasted nuts and dried fruit in this simple dish. Some nice combinations are pine nuts and barberries or roasted walnuts and chopped dried apricots.
The nut mixture itself can keep for weeks in a sealed container, so make a double or quadruple quantity and use not only in rice, but also as a crunchy topping for salads.
Quick Almond and sour cherry rice
Course: SidesCuisine: IsraeliDifficulty: Easy8
servings10
minutes15
minutesDried crispy fried onion is available at Middle Eastern stores or Amazon, like this one. you can also use the dried onion available at most supermarkets, the French type used in green beans casserole, like this one.
Alternatively, you can fry a couple of diced onions with 3-4 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat until golden-brown.
INGREDIENTS
For the nut mixture:
2 cups dried crispy fried onion (see note above)
1 cup roasted or roasted and salted pistachios
¾ cup dried pitted sour cherries
1 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoons dried parsley
- For the rice
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups Jasmine rice, washed
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon turmeric
DIRECTIONS
- Mix all nuts mixture ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Put oil in a sauce pan over medium-high heat, add rice and fry while stirring for 1-2 minutes. Add kosher salt and turmeric and 3½ cups boiling water, bring to boil, lower heat to lowest, cover and cook for 12-13 minutes, until rice is cooked. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
- When ready to serve, gently mix nut mixture with rice. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.