Pom Autumn Rice Pilaf
From dynie 15 years ago
- 6 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This pleasant tasting side has an interesting crunch with the almonds and pomegranate arils. This recipe is modified from Ohio's Elec. Cooperatives magazine, Country Living.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. 100% pomegranate juice (not juice blends) or use a juicer to get 1/2 c. juice from 2 lg. pomagranates shopping list
- 1/2 c. arils from 1 lg. pomegranate shopping list
- 2 1/2 c. brown rice or 1- 6oz. pkg. long grain rice and wild rice mix shopping list
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- 1 Tbsp. olive or canola oil (or I just use a heavy layer of cooking spray) shopping list
- 1 med. apple, cored and chopped (I use 2 apples) shopping list
- 1 cup chopped celery shopping list
- 1/2 c. chopped red onion shopping list
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- 1/2 c. raisins or chopped dates (I add about 3/4 c. or so) shopping list
- 1/2 sliced or slivered almonds shopping list
How to make it
- Prepare arils (See note at the bottom of this recipe) reserving 1/2 c. arils
- Prepare fresh pom juice if juicing your own
- Prepare rice according to pkg.
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- Place oil in med. skillet and heat until hot
- Saute apples, celery and onions for 5 mins. or until veg. tender
- Stir in raisins and almonds; cook 1 min. more
- Remove from heat
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- Stir into cooked rice the sauted mixture, pom juice, and reserved arils.
- Serve immediately as a rice pilaf; or use to stuff a 5- to 7- lb. roasting hen, a 3 1/2 lb. roasting chicken, or an 8 lb. turkey.
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- For removing arils:
- Score fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water.
- Break open the pom under water to free the the arils (seed sacs). by rolling them off the membrane. The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top.
- Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl.
- Reserve arils from fruit ; set aside quantity indicated in recipe.
- Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.
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- http://www.waitrose.com/food/cookingandrecipes/cookinglibraries/stepbystep/pomegranate.aspx
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate
getting the arils from pom
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drop in water toseparate
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drain
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toss ingred. to saute
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add almonds and raisins
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Toss in rice
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Terrific recipe!! Loving pomegranates and almonds, this sure rates a HIGH FIVE!! Higher, if I could swing it!! :+D
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This sounds very delish! thank you!!
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