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Persian · Side

Fruited Rice with Almonds

Cold cooked rice is tossed with sautéed onion and celery, tart apple, dried fruit, toasted almonds and thyme, then baked until hot and lightly crisp on top. It suits poultry especially well.

  • YieldServes 4 as a side (about 800 ml)
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total32 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 3 tbspvegetable oil
  • 1onion, medium, chopped
  • 1 stalkcelery, chopped
  • 330 gcooked rice, cool, about 2 cups
  • 1tart apple, peeled, cored and chopped
  • 150 gmixed dried fruit, such as apricots, raisins, figs or prunes, chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 30 galmonds, chopped and lightly toasted
  • ½ tspsalt, or to taste
  • 1½ tspfresh thyme leaves

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Rice
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Peach
  • Plum
  • Apricot
  • Grapes
  • Fig
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Thyme
  • Fructose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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