Almond Pink Rice
This Almond Pink Rice is an elegant side dish and goes well with various meat dishes.
The Almond Pink Rice is cooked in the water where beets have been cooked.
Ingredients
4 cups of beets water (from the recipe for Borscht Mousse)
2 cups of rice
1 small onion
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup of olive oil
1/2 cup of almonds
1/2 cup of raisins or dried cranberries
Salt
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How to prepare your Almond Pink Rice
Caramelize the onions with the garlic briefly over medium heat. Add the rice and stir. Add the water and cover the pan. Let it cook for about 17 minutes.
You may roast the almonds in a little butter, if you want.
When rice is cooked, add the almonds and the raisins or the cranberry. It goes well with Thaïs Meatloaf.
Voilá your Almond Pink Rice!
Yield 6