Brown Rice with Apricots, Pomegranates & Raspberry Cream

A delightful variation to serving ordinary rice...Delicious, kids will love it, and so good for you!

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup cooked brown rice per person
  • 3 T nuts and seeds per person (pumpkin seeds, almonds and cashews)
  • 4 dried apricots per person
  • Rind of half a small orange
  • Rind or half a small lemon
  • 1 pomegranate

Directions:

  1. Soak nuts and seeds in plenty of water overnight. Drain and rinse. Soak apricots with just enough water to cover overnight. Drain in the morning, but retain soaking juice.
  2. Remove the seeds from the pomegranate, discarding all the bitter white pith.
  3. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, with half the apricot soaking juice.
  4. Serve in individual bowls like muesli and a dollop of raspberry cream. 

Raspberry Cream:

  • ½ cup frozen or fresh raspberries
  • 1 large ripe banana
  • ½ large ripe Avocado
  • Pinch Himalayan salt
  • Half the apricot soaking juice
  • Blend all ingredients until smooth.
  • Pour onto your brown rice and enjoy.