Embark on a culinary journey to the heart of Mediterranean flavors with our delectable rice dish brimming with toasted pine nuts and pistachios. This aromatic and colorful dish features long-grain rice cooked to perfection, complemented by the nutty crunch of toasted pine nuts and the delicate sweetness of plump pistachios. A symphony of flavors and textures, this dish is elevated with a medley of aromatic herbs, zesty lemon, and a hint of saffron for an unforgettable taste experience.
In our collection of recipes, we present three variations of this delectable dish to cater to diverse preferences and dietary needs. The classic version showcases the harmonious blend of pine nuts and pistachios, while the vegetarian delight substitutes pine nuts for roasted almonds, creating a symphony of nutty flavors. For those seeking a gluten-free option, we offer a rendition prepared with quinoa instead of rice, ensuring that everyone can savor this Mediterranean masterpiece.
Whether you're a seasoned cook or a culinary novice, our step-by-step instructions and helpful tips will guide you effortlessly through the cooking process. With minimal preparation and cooking time, this dish is perfect for busy weeknights or casual gatherings. Serve it as a main course or a flavorful side dish to grilled meats or fish.
Garnish with fresh herbs and a sprinkle of lemon zest for a vibrant presentation that will tantalize the senses. Ready your taste buds for a delightful journey as you explore the enticing flavors of this Mediterranean gem.
RICE WITH TOASTED PINE NUTS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 35m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Spread pine nuts on baking sheet and bake in oven set at 350 degrees until golden brown. Melt butter in saucepan. Add onion and saute until softened. Add rice and stir until coated with butter. Add water, bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Continue to cook until water absorbs and rice is light and fluffy, about 20 minutes. Toss in pine nuts and serve.
RICE WITH PISTACHIOS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, easy, quick, side dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add onion and garlic. Cook briefly, stirring, until wilted. Add nuts and rice and stir to blend.
- Add broth, salt and pepper, bay leaf and parsley sprigs and stir to blend. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for exactly 17 minutes.
- Uncover rice and remove bay leaf and parsley. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of butter with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 354, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 422 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
PILAU RICE WITH PISTACHIOS AND AND PINE NUTS
This is a fantastic flavorful side that I found in one of my favorite cookbooks by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison, "American Home Cooking". They're all great!
Provided by SRC4450
Categories Rice
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring the rice, chicken stock, 1 tablespoon of the butter and the salt to a boil in a large saucepan.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and cover.
- Set timer for 18 minutes.
- Meanwhile saute the remainder of butter, the pine nuts, mace and pistachios in a large skillet until they are golden brown.
- After rice is cooked, set it aside with the lid on for 10 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork and scoop into the skillet, tossing with the pistachios and pine nuts.
NUT RICE PILAF
Try this Nut Rice Pilaf as a delicious side dish or even a satisfying vegetarian main dish chock full of nuts.
Provided by Molly Watson
Categories Side Dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Prep notes: Peel and finely slice the onion or shallots. Peel and mince the garlic. Roughly chop the nuts. Measure out the spices into a small bowl so they're ready to add. Measure out the wine and broth. Mince the parsley.
- Heat a large frying or saute pan with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, swirl the pan to coat it with the oil, and when the oil is hot (it will shimmer a bit), add the onion and the salt. Cook, stirring frequently until the onion is soft, about 3 minutes.
- Increase the heat to high and add the nuts. Cook, stirring constantly, until the nuts start to toast. The onions will brown a bit, which is good; if they start to burn or char at all reduce the heat and move to the next steps.
- Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Evenly sprinkle on the coriander , cumin, and pepper. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the rice and stir to combine--the rice should be well coated with the oil and the onions.
- Pour in the wine and cook, stirring, until the rice can completely absorbed the wine, about 2 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook until the rice is tender to the bite, about 50 minutes.
- Fluff the pilaf with a fork. Add salt to taste, if needed. Stir in the minced parsley and garnish with whole leaves, if you like. Serve the rice pilaf hot or warm (the range of possible temperatures here makes this an excellent option for buffets).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 242 kcal, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 376 mg, Fat 14 g, ServingSize 6 to 8 servings, UnsaturatedFat 12 g
PISTACHIO-CRUSTED TILAPIA WITH CHARD, FLASH-FRIED PROSCIUTTO, GORGONZOLA AND PINE NUTS
Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine pistachios, oregano, thyme, and garlic powder. Process until finely chopped and transfer to a shallow dish. Season both sides of tilapia fillets with salt and pepper. Brush honey mustard over both sides of tilapia and then transfer to pistachio mixture. Press mixture into both sides of fish.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add tilapia and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side, until fork-tender.
- Heat remaining oil in a small skillet over high heat. Add prosciutto and cook 2 minutes, until golden brown. Add pine nuts and cook 1 minute, until nuts are golden brown. Add chard leaves, cover and steam 2 minutes, until leaves soften. Arrange chard mixture on a serving platter and top with Gorgonzola and serve with tilapia.
RICE PILAF WITH PISTACHIOS AND ALMONDS
This dish is inspired by a number of Persian rice pilafs, but it's simpler, and calls for much less butter than an authentic Persian pilaf. There are sweet and tart flavors at play here, especially if you use barberries, but apricots also have a tart edge to them. Rose water makes the pilaf wonderfully fragrant.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories side dish
Time 35m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place rice in a bowl in the sink and rinse several times with water, or soak for 30 minutes to an hour. Drain.
- Heat water or stock to a bare simmer in a saucepan or in microwave.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil, butter or ghee in a wide, heavy skillet or saucepan over medium heat and add onion and salt to taste. Cook, stirring, until the onion begins to soften, about 3 minutes, and add rice. Cook, stirring, until the grains of rice are separate, dry and beginning to crackle. Add hot water or stock, rose water and salt to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes, until all of the liquid has been absorbed.
- Uncover rice and place a clean towel over the top of the pan (it should not be touching the rice). Replace lid and allow to sit for 10 minutes, undisturbed.
- Meanwhile, heat remaining tablespoon of oil, butter or ghee over medium heat in a medium frying pan or saucepan and add the nuts. Cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, and add spices and barberries or dried apricots. Continue to cook for another minute, until the spices smell fragrant, and remove from the heat. Immediately scrape over the rice.
- Pile the pilaf onto a platter or into a wide bowl and toss to incorporate the nut and spice mixture. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 343, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 463 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RICE WITH PINE NUTS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, side dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place pine nuts in skillet and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned. Remove from heat.
- Heat half the butter in saucepan and add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until onion is wilted. Add rice and stir. Add pine nuts and water and bring to boil. Cover closely and let simmer exactly 17 minutes.
- Uncover, fluff the rice with fork and stir in remaining butter.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 302, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 41 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 5 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
APRICOT AND PISTACHIO BAKED RICE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Wash rice in 6 changes of cold water in a large bowl until water is almost clear. Drain in a large sieve.
- Bring 6 cups water and salt to a boil in a 4-quart heavy ovenproof pot with a tight-fitting lid, then stir in rice and cook, uncovered, 6 minutes (rice will still be firm). Drain in sieve.
- Heat oil in dried pot over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then add rice, stirring until well coated, and remove from heat. Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Bake, tightly covered, in middle of oven until rice is tender, about 18 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
RICE WITH PINE NUTS AND PISTACHIOS
This was a favorite of Thomas Jefferson. His cook was a slave from Africa and created many delicious meals. You could say that Jefferson's cook, Hemings, cooked his way to freedom. In 1793, Jefferson signed a document that emancipated Hemings if he promised to train a new chef for Monticello! Note: you can shortcut this recipe by using fast-cooking rice and adding the browned pistachios and pine nuts in at the end. Delicious either way!
Provided by LifeIsGood
Categories Rice
Time 45m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Rinse the rice under cold water in a colander. Drain. In a saucepan, over high heat, bring the chicken stock, water, 1 T of the butter and 1/2 t of the salt to a boil. Stir in the rice and cover tightly, simmer over very low heat for about 20 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the grains have absorbed all of the liquid.
- In another skillet over medium heat, melt the remaining 2 T of butter. Stir in the pistachios and pine nuts and saute until they are a light golden color. It doesn't take long, make sure you don't burn them! Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Put the cooked rice in a serving bowl and fluff it with a fork. Scrape the nuts over the rice and toss gently. Sprinkle the rice with the mace, if desired.
Tips:
- Use high-quality rice: Long-grain rice, such as basmati or jasmine, is best for this dish. It cooks up light and fluffy, and it has a slightly nutty flavor that pairs well with the pine nuts and pistachios.
- Toast the nuts: Toasting the nuts brings out their flavor and makes them more fragrant. You can toast them in a skillet over medium heat, or in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 5-7 minutes.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: When you're cooking the rice, don't overcrowd the pan. This will prevent the rice from cooking evenly. If you're using a large pan, cook the rice in batches.
- Use a flavorful broth: The broth you use to cook the rice will add a lot of flavor to the dish. You can use chicken broth, vegetable broth, or even a combination of the two. If you're using a low-sodium broth, you may want to add a little salt to taste.
- Let the rice rest: After the rice is cooked, let it rest for a few minutes before you fluff it with a fork. This will help the rice absorb all of the flavorful broth.
Conclusion:
Rice with pine nuts and pistachios is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that's perfect for a weeknight meal. It's also a great way to use up leftover rice. With its nutty flavor and fluffy texture, this rice dish is sure to please everyone at the table.
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