Pomegranate And Pine Nut Pilaf

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 small red onion
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• sea salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cut onion into 1/4 inch pieces.
• 2 melt butter over medium heat. add onion and cook until softened but not brown.
• 3 add rice and stir for 2 minutes to coat with the butter.
• 4 add the vegetable stock and bring to a boil.
• 5 cover, reduce heat to low and cook until all of the liquid is absorbed (approximately 15 minutes).
• 6 meanwhile, toast pine nuts in a separate skillet over low heat. stir constantly. watch carefully as they burn easily. set aside once toasted.
• 7 remove rice from heat and fold in the raisins, pine nuts, pomegranate seeds and thyme.
• 8 season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.