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Wild Rice with Dried Apricots & Pistachios

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Wild Rice with Dried Apricots & Pistachios

1 hr 10 mins total
0 mins prep

224 calories/serving

Recipe Filed Under
Fruit, Rice, American, Easy, Healthy, Low Calorie, Dinner, Entertaining

Provided By: EatingWell

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Colorful apricots, scallions and pistachios make this vibrant dish worthy of any holiday table. Since wild rice (really a grass) does not absorb liquid to the extent that true rice and other grains do, cook it in boiling water and saute the vegetables separately so they stay tender-crisp.

Ingredients

Serves:

7 cups water

1 cup wild rice, rinsed

2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 small red onion, chopped

1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

1/2 cup dried apricots, diced

1/2 cup orange juice

1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Freshly ground pepper to taste

2/3 cup thinly sliced scallion greens

1/3 cup shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add wild rice, cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a lively simmer until the grains are tender and starting to split, 45 to 55 minutes. Drain in a fine sieve.

2. Shortly before the wild rice is ready, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add bell pepper, garlic and cumin; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add apricots, orange juice, salt and pepper; simmer until the apricots have plumped and the liquid has reduced slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the wild rice. Remove from the heat and stir in scallion greens. Serve topped with chopped pistachios.

Nutrition Facts

Per Single Serving / Serves 6 Total
Calories	224		Total Carbohydrates	39gm	13%
Calories from fat	45		Total Fat	5gm	8%
Saturated Fat	1gm	5%	Mono Unsaturated Fat	3gm
Protein	7gm		Fiber	5gm	5%
Sodium	104mg	4%	Sodium	104mg	4%