Description
Perfect Rosh Hashanah Jeweled rice side dish - The rice is infused with fragrant spices, sweetened with dried apricots, figs and cherries with a nice crunch from pomegranates and pistachios
Ingredients
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- 1 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil divided, plus 1 teaspoon
- 1 large onion, diced small
- 10 dried apricots, quartered
- 6 dried figs, quartered
- 1/4 cup dried cherries
- 1/4 cups pistachios or pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup long-grain rice (we used Jasmine rice, but you can use Basmati rice)
- 1 1/3 cups of water or vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 tsp fresh orange zest or lemon zest
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- Combine salt, sweet paprika, turmeric, cumin, and black pepper in a small bowl. Set aside
- Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a deep non-stick skillet for which you have a lid or a medium pot. Add rice and spices.
- Cook over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly and making sure the rice gets well coated with the oil and the spices
- Add 1 1/3 cups of water or veggie broth. Bring to a boil, cover, and lower heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes, remove from heat, and let it sit for 15 minutes, keeping the lid on.
- In the meantime, heat the remaining 1 1/2 tsp tablespoons of olive oil in a non-stick skillet
- Add onions and cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes or until the onions are soft and turned a golden color. Stir the onion frequently while cooking adding water 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent them from burning and to get them to soften faster.
- Transfer onions to a small bowl and using the same skillet, add dried fruit and pistachios or pumpkin seeds and cook over medium-low for 5 minutes, stirring frequently
- Once the rice is ready, fluff it with a fork, add cooked onions, dried fruit, pistachios, orange zest, and toss well.
- Right before serving sprinkle pomegranate seeds on rice.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 35
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 244
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 400
- Fat: 9.4
- Saturated Fat: 1.3
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 3.7
- Cholesterol: 0