craisin & pistachio rice salad

[maddy]

CRAISIN & PISTACHIO RICE SALAD

200g basmati rice
900g water
1 pkt craisins (dried cranberries)....170g
1 cup (100g) pistachios.....you can alternatively use pecans or walnuts etc.
2 sticks celery (each stalk sliced in 1/2 length ways, then finely sliced)
4 Tbsp. red wine vinegar (50g)
4 Tbsp. olive oil (50g)
Salt &pepper


Weigh rice in basket, then rinse well under tap.
Weigh in 900g water into jug, place in basket with rice, and cook for 15 minutes, varoma temp., speed 4.
Once cooked, rinse rice under cool water and drain well.  Set aside in a medium sized bowl.
Rinse jug in cool water, dry and place pistachios  (or nuts of choice) Into jug.  Turbo a couple of times shortly to chop.  Don't make meal though  
Empty into the bowl of rice, and add the craisins and chopped celery.
Place the red wine vinegar & olive oil into jug, season with salt and pepper and mix for 5 seconds, speed 4.
Pour over the rice mix, and combine well.  
Salad is best to chill well before serving, and I'm sure it's lovelier the next day too  



Recipe from taste.com

Members' comments
Frozzie - Just had a little taste... Oh my yummo maddy... Surprised me didn't think it would be so tasty.. Only thing I changed is added a little sugar to the dressing as I found it a bit vinegary and tastes lovely with the cucumber (subbed for celery).

blackwood - Thanks so much for a great recipe Maddy! I've made this a few times now and it's a winner with everyone! The first time I made it was to take to a Christmas get together. Everyone commented on it as well as the wonderful colours of the salad. I pretended that I'd put so much thought into what to take as I said "Yes, I thought I'd do a festive looking salad (being a green and red salad!!!) I loved it with cucumber in particular (seeded like maddy suggested). It's now one of my favourite salads. 5/5!

JD - I made 1/2 quantity of this recipe using slightly different ingredients. I only have dried cherries at the moment so I replaced the craisins with them and for the dressing, as I am not keen on red wine dressings, I used Helene's balsamic vinegar reduction instead (1 dessertspoon mixed with 2.5 dessertspoons EVOO). The salad therefore looks a lot darker than maddy's and not so pretty either but it tastes wonderful.  Thanks maddy, another good one.

[courton]

Might also work well with brown rice or even cous cous... Just a thought!

[judydawn]

Nice colours maddy, good one.

[maddy]

Might also work well with brown rice or even cous cous... Just a thought!

I'm sure it would courton  . The tartness of the vinegar and sweetness of the cranberries do go  well together in this salad.

[cookie1]

What beautiful colours.

[deedub]

Thanks for posting this Maddy, I saw the pic in another of your posts and was hoping the recipe was here somewhere. Looks and sounds great!

[maddy]

Ooops, forgot to mention to season the oil/vinegar with salt & pepper, now added.

[Tenina]

Would be nice with quinoa as well…yummy….

[Frozzie]

Making this today for our neighbourhood bbq (last one (). Sounds yum!  Will post later once devoured 😊

[Frozzie]

What do you think i could use in place of celery?? Do you think zucchini would pass??

[maddy]

Perhaps cucumber Kim?  I would scoop the seeds out though.
enjoy your night 

[Frozzie]

thanks ok will try that..dh forgot the celery  

Jut had a little taste... Oh my yummo maddy... Surprised me didnt think it would be so tasty.. Only thing i changed is added a little sugar to the dressing as i found it a bit vinegary and tastes lovely with the cucumber )))

[blackwood]

Thanks so much for a great recipe Maddy!

I've made this a few times now and it's a winner with everyone! The first time I made it was to take to a Christmas get together. Everyone commented on it as well as the wonderful colours of the salad. I pretended that I'd put so much thought into what to take as I said "Yes, I thought I'd do a festive looking salad (being a green and red salad!!!)

I loved it with cucumber in particular (seeded like maddy suggested)

It's now one of my favourite salads.

5/5!

[judydawn]

I made 1/2 quantity of this recipe using slightly different ingredients.

I only have dried cherries at the moment so I replaced the craisins with them and for the dressing, as I am not keen on red wine dressings, I used Helene's balsamic vinegar reduction instead (1 dessertspoon mixed with 2.5 dessertspoons EVOO).

 The salad therefore looks a lot darker than maddy's and not so pretty either but it tastes wonderful.  Thanks maddy, another good one.

[maddy]

love your changes Judy...aren't dried cherries just lovely!!

lol Blackwood, they needn't know