Name: Wild Rice with Dried Apricots & Pistachios
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 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 ½ teaspoons ground cumin; ½ cup dried apricots, diced; ½ cup orange juice; ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste; Freshly ground pepper, to taste; ⅔ cup thinly sliced scallion greens; ⅓ cup shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped

Directions

Step 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.

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Step 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

Serving Size: 2/3 cup

Per Serving:

216 calories; protein 6.8g; carbohydrates 37.2g; dietary fiber 4.9g; sugars 9.9g; fat 5.3g; saturated fat 0.7g; vitamin a iu 1328.5IU; vitamin c 39.2mg; folate 55.8mcg; calcium 41.7mg; iron 1.7mg; magnesium 52.1mg; potassium 465.8mg; sodium 111.7mg; thiamin 0.2mg.

Exchanges:

2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat

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