Recipe Fruited Rice Salad on the Half (Salad)

Required Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon Dijon-style prepared mustard
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup dried apricots
• 4 cups cooked brown or wild rice
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 California avocados

Preparing/Cooking:

• Prepare the vinaigrette by combining the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, honey, coriander, mustard, salt and pepper in a container with a tight fitting lid.
• Shake well and set aside.
• In a medium-size bowl, combine the boiling water, raisins and apricots.
• Let stand for 10 minutes, drain and cool.
• In a large bowl, combine the vinaigrette, raisins, apricots, rice and pecans.
• Refrigerate until chilled.
• Before serving, slice the avocados in half, remove the seed and peel.
• Fill each half with rice salad and serve.

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