Spicy Rice With Fruit

Name: Spicy Rice With Fruit
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked long grain rice; 1 1/2 cups apple juice; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon allspice; 1 -2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind; 1/4 cup raisins; 1/4 cup chopped dried apricot; 1/4 cup chopped prune (dried plums)

Submitted by ladypit

"A nice healthy side dish with no added fat, this is slightly modified from "500 Fat Free Recipes" by Sarah Schlesinger. This makes a nice side dish for baked fish or chicken, but is also good cold! Feel free to modify the dried fruit if you would like."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 ¹⁄₂ cups apple juice
1 ¹⁄₂ cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₂ teaspoon allspice
1 -2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
¹⁄₄ cup raisins
¹⁄₄ cup chopped dried apricot
¹⁄₄ cup chopped prune (dried plums)

directions

Heat a large dry pan ove medium heat.
Add the rice and stir it, dry, for 5 minutes.
Add the juice and water, the vanilla, the allspice and lemon rind.
Bring to a boil and let it boil for 5 minutes.
Add the fruit and reduce heat to a simmer.
Put a top on, leaving it slightly open, and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the rice is tender.
Add more apple juice (or water) if it is needed.
Serve warm or cold.

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Reviews

This was ok I did reduce the allspice by half. It may be better with the full amount? I omitted the prunes as I didn't have any on hand. I served this with Recipe #103812 warm.

UmmBinat
I brought this to a picnic and everyone loved it! Served it cold..absolutely delicious. Thanks so much for sharing.

Yaffa
My DH really enjoyed this rice, I did increase the raisins and apricots, thanks for sharing ladypit!...Kitten:)

Kittencalrecipezazz
This was a nice change from the savory rice pilaf I usually serve with roast chicken. I slightly increased the rasins and apricots and omitted the prunes.

justcallmejulie
This is delicious! The sweet and fruity flavor is just what I was looking for. I had it warm but I'm sure it would be equally good chilled. Yum!

Kree

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ladypit

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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