Warm salad of wild rice, dried apricots and pistachios
4 servings
30 minutes
This warm salad of wild rice, apricots, and pistachios is a true gastronomic journey inspired by Italian cuisine. Wild rice gives the dish a dense, slightly nutty texture, while apricots add sweet fruity notes that soften the flavor palette. Sautéed vegetables with cumin provide warm spiciness to the salad, and orange juice adds freshness. Crunchy pistachios and green onions complete the harmony of flavors, turning this dish into a balanced combination of sweet, salty, and spicy. It can be served as a standalone dish or as an exquisite side to white meat or fish. The salad is perfect for a cozy dinner when you want to warm up and enjoy a rich, layered taste.
1
Bring water to a boil, add wild rice, cover with a lid, and simmer for 45-55 minutes until cooked. Drain.
- Water: 7 glasss
- Wild rice: 1 glass
2
Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add finely chopped onion and sauté until soft for 2-3 minutes. Add chopped bell pepper, minced garlic, and cumin. Sauté, stirring, for a minute. Add finely chopped dried apricots and orange juice. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 1-2 minutes until the apricots are soft.
- Extra virgin olive oil: 2 teaspoons
- Red onion: 1 head
- Red sweet pepper: 1 piece
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Ground cumin (zira): 1.5 teaspoon
- Dried apricots: 80 g
- Orange juice: 0.5 glass
- Salt: to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper: to taste
3
Add wild rice, mix, remove from heat, and stir in green onions and slightly crushed pistachios.
- Wild rice: 1 glass
- Green chopped onions: 40 g
- Green pistachios: 55 g