Spiced Rice Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup long grain brown rice
1/2 cup white long-grain rice
1/4 cup dates (pits removed & cut in slivers)
1/2 cup dried apricot (cut in slivers)
1/3 cup pistachio nut (toasted, if you like)
4 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
DRESSING
5 tablespoons pistachio oil (or your preference)
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
salt & fresh ground pepper

Preparation

Shake all dressing ingredients in a jar.
Cook two rices separately by pkg instructions.
Mix the cooked rice together with dressing.
Add dates, apricots, chives, pistachios& mix.
Serve at room temperature.