Pilaf and Curried Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients
| Vegetable oil | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Onion | 1 Medium, chopped | |
| Long-grain white rice - 1-1/4 cups, uncooked | ||
| Water or chicken stock - 2-1/2 cups | ||
| Raisins | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dried apricots | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Walnuts | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Cinnamon stick or pinch of ground cinnamon - 1 (3-inch) | ||
| Bay Leaf | 1 | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Ground pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Oil vinegar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cooked chicken - 1-1/2 cups, chopped | ||
| Paprika | ||
Directions
MAKING
1) Heat oil in a large saucepan, add onion and sauté for 5 minutes.
2) Stir in rice and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
3) Add water or stock.
4) Mix raisins, apricots, walnuts, cinnamon, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
5) Boil the mixture. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until rice is cooked and water evaporated.
6) Remove cinnamon stick and bay leaf.
7) Add dressing and mix with pilaf mixture.
8) Press pilaf mixture into a 1-quart ring mold.
9) Cover and refrigerate until chilled or up to 24 hours.
10) In a medium bowl, add chicken and Curry Dressing.
11) Cover and refrigerate until chilled or up to 24 hours.
SERVING
12) To serve, on a large serving plate reverse the pilaf ring and remove mold.
13) Fill the center of ring with curried chicken.
14) Sprinkle with paprika.
1) Heat oil in a large saucepan, add onion and sauté for 5 minutes.
2) Stir in rice and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
3) Add water or stock.
4) Mix raisins, apricots, walnuts, cinnamon, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
5) Boil the mixture. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until rice is cooked and water evaporated.
6) Remove cinnamon stick and bay leaf.
7) Add dressing and mix with pilaf mixture.
8) Press pilaf mixture into a 1-quart ring mold.
9) Cover and refrigerate until chilled or up to 24 hours.
10) In a medium bowl, add chicken and Curry Dressing.
11) Cover and refrigerate until chilled or up to 24 hours.
SERVING
12) To serve, on a large serving plate reverse the pilaf ring and remove mold.
13) Fill the center of ring with curried chicken.
14) Sprinkle with paprika.
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