Cooking Easy Recipes

Honey-And-Nut Rice

Servings:
8 Servings
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  • 2 tb Butter or margarine
  • 2 md Celery stalks; sliced
  • 1 md Onion; chopped
  • 3 1/2 c Cooked long-grain rice
  • 1 c Coarsely chopped walnuts;
  • -toasted
  • 2/3 c Raisins
  • 3 tb Honey
  • 3 tb Lime juice
  • 1 tb Olive oil
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 ts Pepper
  • Garnish: celery leaves
Melt butter in a Dutch oven; add celery and onion, and saute until tender.
Remove from heat. Stir in rice, walnuts, and raisins.

Combine honey and next 5 ingredients; toss with rice mixture. Garnish, if
desired. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

*****Bonus Recipe for Leftovers***** For Honey-and-Nut Orzo, substitute 4
cups cooked orzo for rice. For Honey-and-Nut Ham Salad, toss 2 cups chopped
cooked ham with 2 cups Honey-and-Nut Rice; cover and chill. Serve on
lettuce-lined plates. Makes 4 servings.

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Recipe by: Southern Living Magazine

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1032 by Suzy Wert on Jan
22, 1998