I made this wonderful rice dish this weekend. My friend Karin served it once at one of her dinner parties and I fell in love with it! Basmatie rice, saffron, herbs, barberries and pistachios, so fragrant! Plus it is such a pretty dish to serve, so colorful as well as flavorful. My serving dishes that we bought in Italy make this dish look even better too! Check out the link below for the recipe! I thought the dish would be more complicated to prepare than it actually was. You just need to pay attention and not be in a rush. Saturday was the perfect day to make it as the weather was a bit chilly and I didn’t have anywhere to rush off to. Barberries are a sweet and sour dried Iranian berry. I found them at the Spanish Table in Mill Valley.
I’m thinking I’m going to make this dish for Thanksgiving! It will go well with turkey and will be a nice change from the standard mashed potatoes and stuffing!
Bon Appetite!
http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/recipes/saffron-rice-with-barberries-pistachio-and-mixed-herbs-shop