Spiced Black Rice Pilaf and Fresh Herb Salad

Recipes, Vegetable & Side Dishes

Spiced Black Rice Pilaf and Fresh Herb Salad

Cooking Mode:

Steam

Equipment

  • Large Frypan with Lid
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Chef’s Knife
  • Spoons
  • Wooden Spoon

Ingredients

  • 200gm Black Rice
  • 550gm Vegetable or Chicken Stock
  • 50gm Goji Berries
  • 50gm Slithered Almonds
  • 1 Diced Brown Onion
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 1 Lemon
  • 20 Cumin Seeds
  • 1gm Sumac
  • 1/4 Bunch Parsley
  • 1/4 Bunch Coriander
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt Flakes
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil

METHOD

To begin: Place the frypan over medium heat and add a splash of evoo. Add the diced onion and garlic and saute´ for 2-3 minutes. Next add the cumin seeds, sumac and almonds and toast over medium heat for 2-3 further minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the goji berries, rice and stock, place the lid on the pan and place the pan into a pre- heated oven steam setting 100 °C for 40 minutes.
While the rice cooks pick coriander and parsley leaves into a small mixing bowl and set aside.
Once the rice has cooked remove it from the oven and season liberally with salt and evoo. Place the rice onto a large serving platter and dress the herbs with lemon juice and evoo.
Place the dressed herbs on top of the rice and serve.

HINTS & TIPS

Various versions of rice pilaf are made the world over; you are really on limited by you imaganation and can add almost anything to this type of dish.
Season your rice post cooking it, we find that seasoning in this way give a more balanced flavour and requires less salt.

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