Rice Salad With Fruit And Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups basmati rice
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup blanched almond
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 lemon, juice of
2/3 cup apricot, sliced
1/3 cup sultana
3 tablespoons coriander, chopped

Preparation

Half fill a large saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
Rinse rice in a sieve until water runs clear, then add rice and turmeric to the pan and boil, uncovered for 10-12 minutes, until rice is tender.
Drain in strainer and place in a bowl.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a saucepan, add onion and garlic and cook gently for 5 minutes.
Turn up the heat, add the almonds and pine nuts and cook for 5 minutes longer, stirring often, until onion and nuts are golden brown.
Add the onion mixture to the rice, along with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (which will immediately turn the rice bright primrose yellow), the apricots, coriander, salt, and pepper.
Taste and add more lemon juice if necessary. Serve.