Fruited Rice Salad On The Half

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Title: Fruited Rice Salad On The Half
Categories: Fruits, Salads
Yield: 1 servings


4 c brown rice, cooked
1/4 c raisins
1/2 c dried apricots -- chopped
1/2 c pecans -- chopped
2 avocados
: Vinaigrette-----
1/4 c safflower oil -- or veg
: oil
1 TB lemon juice
1 TB red wine vinegar
1 ts honey
1/4 ts coriander -- ground
1/4 ts Dijon mustard
: Salt and pepper to taste

Chill rice. Pour boiling water over raisins and
apricots in small bowl. Let stand 10 minutes, drain
and cool. Heat oven to 350F. Place pecans on shallow
baking pan; bake 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven,
set aside. Prepare Vinaigrette Shake all ingredients
together in tightly covered container). Toss rice,
raisins, apricots, and pecans with Vinaigrette,
refrigerate 1 hour. Just before serving, halve, seed
and peel avocados. Fill each half with rice salad and
serve.

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