Cheat's Toasty Pilaf
A fragrant and warming pilaf with toasted nuts, dried fruit and fresh herbs.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: Serves 4-6 1x
- Category: Savoury
- Cuisine: Side
Ingredients
Scale
- 50g cashews, chopped roughly
- 50g pine nuts
- 50g pepitas
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 3 cups steamed basmati rice, fresh or day old
- 1 tbsp butter (optional)
- 80g dried apricots, diced
- Juice from 1/2 a lemon
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 tsp salt
- Natural yoghurt, to serve
- Chopped fresh dill, to serve
- Chopped fresh mint, to serve
Instructions
- In a pan over medium heat, add cashews, pinenuts and pepitas and dry toast until golden, approximately 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In the same pan, heat olive oil over a high heat. Add onions and sauté until soft and translucent. Add spices and cook for a further three minutes until fragrant.
- Add rice, butter (if using) and apricots. Toss to combine onion and rice mix. Allow rice to warm through and coat thoroughly with the onion and spices.
- Add lemon juice, salt and peas. Continue to cook until peas have defrosted and are warmed through and butter has melted.
- Remove from heat and spoon generously on to a serving platter. Top with natural yoghurt and chopped fresh herbs and serve. Can be enjoyed as a main or side.
Notes
- Serve as a side dish with grilled lamb, haloumi or a oozy fried egg.
- Cashews could be swapped with chopped or slivered almonds or pistachios.
- Apricots could be swapped with raisins.
- Rice doesn't have to be day-old. You could make steamed basmati rice right before making this dish. Works just the same!
Find it online: https://eatnik.com.au/cheats-toasty-pilaf/