WALNUT PILAF

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

2 oz Ca. walnuts, chopped
- (reserve 4 halves
- for garnish)
4 c  Sliced mushrooms
1/4 c  Minced onion
4 oz Brown rice
1 1/2 c  Low-sodium beef broth
-OR- vegetable broth
1 tb Balsamic vinegar
2 ts Aromatic bitters
1/2 ts Crushed dried rosemary
1/2 ts Pepper
2 tb Minced parsley

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread walnuts evenly on a cookie sheet; bake
10-12 minutes until fragrant and lightly toasted. Set aside.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add
mushrooms and onion; cook, stirring often for about 10 minutes, until
mushroom liquid has evaporated and onion is golden brown.

Add rice, broth, vinegar, bitters, rosemary and pepper; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer 40 minutes until rice is tender and liquid
is absorbed.

Add reserved walnuts; toss to combine. Sprinkle with parsley, garnish
with walnut halves and serve.

Each serving (1 cup) provides:
* 1 FA, 2-1/4 V, 1/2 P, 1 B, 10 C.

Per serving:
* 231 cal, 6 g pro, 30 g car,
* 10 g fat: 6 g poly, 2 g mono, 1 g sat
* 10 g sod, 0 mg chol

Source: Wonderful World of Walnuts and Rice
(Weight Watchers Magazine in association with The Rice Council
and The Walnut Marketing Board)

Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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