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Veggie Pilaf with Toasted Nuts & Feta

Inspired by Jamie Oliver

With the combination of crunchy nuts, sweet dried fruits, and zingy feta cheese, this quick-fix meal is a great taste bud treat!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup/ 250mL, Dainty Basmati Rice
  • 1 tbsp/ 15mL Olive Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
  • 1 Leek, finely chopped
  • 1 Carrot, peeled & sliced at an angle
  • ½ cup/ 125mL Butternut Squash, diced
  • ½ tsp/ 2.5mL Turmeric
  • ¾ cup/ 190mL Dried Cranberries & Raisins, roughly chopped
  • 1 ½ cups/ 375mL Vegetable Stock
  • 2 tbsp/ 30mL Shelled Pistachios, roughly chopped
  • 1 Lime, zested & juiced
  • ¼ cup/ 60mL Parsley, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup/ 85mL Feta Cheese
  • 2 tbsp/ 30mL Yogurt

Preparation

1

Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick pan on a medium heat.

2

Add the garlic, leek, carrot, butternut squash and cook with the lid on for 10 minutes, or until softened. Stir occasionally.

3

In a separate pan, bring the stock to simmer over a medium heat.

4

When the vegetables have softened, add the turmeric and Dainty Basmati rice.

5

Add the dried fruit and sauté for a couple of minutes, then add the stock. Bring to the boil whilst stirring continually.

6

Once boiling, reduce to a medium heat. Cover with a tight fitting lid and cook for 15-18 minutes, or until the rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid.

7

Turn off the heat and leave the pan to one side with the lid on.

8

Separately, toast the nuts in a non-stick pan over a medium heat until lightly golden. Then remove from the heat and leave on the side.

9

Add the lime zest and juice to the rice mixture, while fluffing with a fork.

10

When serving, scatter the nuts, parsley and crumbled feta over the top. Finish with a drizzle of yogurt.


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