Fruit and Nut Pilaf
4 hours 45 minutes
A beautiful sweet and savoury pilaf with dried fruits, goes very well with a hot stew and pita breads.
1 person made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 75g sultanas
- 175g dried fruits (apricots, apples, pears etc)
- 1 tablespoon sweet sherry
- 75g butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 250g cooked long grain rice
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- salt and pepper
- 50g flaked almonds
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:30min ›
Extra time:4hours soaking ›
Ready in:4hours45min
- Preheat oven to 190 degrees C.
- Put sultanas and dried fruit in a bowl and sprinkle with sherry, then cover with water. Leave to soak 4 hours. Drain and chop the fruit.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and add onion and fry until softened. Stir in the cooked rice and allspice, salt and pepper.
- Fold in the fruit and almonds and turn the mixture into a greased casserole. Bake for 30 minutes.
