Rice Pilaf With Currants, Almonds, And Mint from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Rice Pilaf With Currants, Almonds, And Mint Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

Butter-flavored refrigerated cooking spray, as needed
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 bay leaf
6 oz finely-chopped onion
1 1/2 cups raw white rice
3 cups water
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp currants
1 tbsp slivered almonds, toasted
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

Recipe Instructions:

Lightly coat a nonstick covered pot with cooking spray. Add the cumin, cinnamon, and bay leaf and stir until the mixture is fragrant. Add the onion and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat. Stir in the water, salt and currants. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.

Just before serving, remove bay leaf and stir in almonds and mint. Fill center cavity of crown roast of lamb with rice mixture or place in a serving bowl. Serve immediately.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Carbohydrate (2 1/2 Bread/Starch, 1 Vegetable).

Nutrition Facts: 194 calories (5% calories from fat), 4 g protein, 1 g total fat (0.2 g saturated fat), 42 g carbohydrates, 2 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 84 mg sodium.

Source:
"Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-09-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Diabetic-Lifestyle, 2001"

Servings: 6

“Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, or any other condiment which destroys the original flavor of the dish.”

~ Henry Miller, American writer (1891-1980)

 

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