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     Title: Walnut Pilaf
Categories: Side dish, Wt-watchers
     Yield: 4 servings

     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 & 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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