Best 4 Apple Almond Rice Recipes

Apple Almond Rice image

Provided by Erin Ok

Time 53m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 ¼ cups water
1 cup apple cider
1 cup golden raisins
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
1 ¼ cups jasmine rice
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored, and diced
1 small sweet onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 dash ground cinnamon
¼ cup blanched slivered almonds

Steps:

Combine water, apple cider, and golden raisins in a pot. Bring to a boil; add rice. Cook, stirring often, until most of the water is absorbed, about 17 minutes. Mix in white sugar, brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; continue cooking until rice is tender, about 3 minutes more. Remove from heat.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir apple, onion, and celery in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Season with white pepper, salt, and a dash of cinnamon. Stir in almonds; cook until starting to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Fold apple and almond mixture into rice. Let stand until flavors combine, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.1 calories, Carbohydrate 99.3 g, Fat 7 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 97.6 mg, Sugar 38.5 g

Almond & Apple Wild Rice Salad image

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 1h5m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1-1/2 cups uncooked wild rice
2 medium apples, chopped
2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup orange juice
4 teaspoons olive oil
4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 celery ribs, chopped
1/2 cup unblanched almonds, coarsely chopped
Optional toppings: halved green grapes, cubed cheddar cheese and chopped red onion

Steps:

Cook wild rice according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl; cool completely., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, toss apples with 2 tablespoons orange juice. In another bowl, whisk the remaining orange juice, oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. , Add apples and celery to rice. Drizzle with dressing; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, until chilled. Sprinkle with almonds; serve with toppings if desired.

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Apple Almond Rice image

Provided by Kat Ryan

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 c white rice or brown rice
1/3 c chopped dried apples
1/3 c slivered almonds, toasted
1 Tbsp parsely flakes
1 Tbsp chicken boullion granules
2/3 c apple juice or apple cider
1 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 c water

Steps:

1. Combine rice, apples, almonds, parsley, bouillon granules, apple juice/cider, butter and water in a 2 to 3 quart saucepan.
2. For brown rice, use 1 3/4 c water; white rice uses 1 c of water.
3. Bring to a boil, stirring once or twice.
4. Lower heat to simmer, cover with a tight-fitting lid.
5. Cook for 15 minutes (45 minutes for brown rice) or until the liquid is absorbed.
6. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve!

ALMOND & APPLE WILD RICE SALAD image

Provided by Ellen Bales

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 c uncooked wild rice
2 medium apples, chopped
2 Tbsp plus 1/2 cup orange juice
4 tsp olive oil
4 tsp red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp honey
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
2 celery ribs, chopped
1/2 c unblanched almonds, coarsely chopped
optional toppings: halved green grapes, cubed cheddar cheese, and chopped red onion

Steps:

1. Cook the wild rice according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl; cool completely.
2. While rice is cooking, toss apples with 2 Tbsp. orange juice in a small bowl. In another bowl, whisk the remaining orange juice, oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. Tip: the orange juice will prevent the apples from turning brown.
3. Add the apples and celery to rice. Drizzle with the orange juice dressing; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, until chilled. Sprinkle with almonds and other toppings, if desired.