This Christmas Pilaff is a fantastic warm Christmas salad – perfect to serve for any vegetarian guests this holiday season. It uses one of my favorite winter ingredients – pomegranate seeds. Top tip, while they sit, the pomegranate seeds might release a lot of juice. Don’t discard this! Drain it and drink it!
To make this pilaff, start by toasting pistachios. Cook rice in stock or water with whole pieces of garlic and ginger. As the rice cooks, fry onions in a mix of olive oil and butter until soft and golden. Once the rice is cooked, transfer to a nice serving bowl. Remove and discard the whole pieces of garlic and ginger. Stir in the parsley, onions, pistachios and pomegranate seeds for a bright tasty dish.
To make the Christmas Pilaff, you will need the following ingredients:
Place 100 grams of pistachios in a dry frying pan over medium heat until lightly toasted. Set aside.
Slice two pomegranates in half along the equators. Bash them over a bowl with a rolling pin or wooden spoon to extract the seeds. Set the seeds aside and discard the pomegranate skin.
Bring 200 grams of rice in 400 milliliters of water or stock to a simmer in a pan. Add the 4 garlic cloves and 1-centimeter piece of fresh ginger. Cover and cook the rice until fluffy over a very low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring halfway through.
Heat 1 tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds and cook until they start to pop. Add 2 finely sliced red onions and the juice of 1 lemon. Cook for about 10 minutes, until the onions turn golden and start to caramelize. Set aside.
When the rice is cooked, transfer to a serving bowl and remove and discard the whole pieces of garlic and ginger. Check and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Just before serving, stir in the parsley, onions, pistachios and pomegranate seeds.
This Christmas Pilaff is a really delicious warm, bright and tasty salad to serve this holiday season. Perfect for any vegetarian guests! If you try this impressive Christmas salad, please come back and leave a review below!
Incredible! I made this Christmas Pilaff for my family dinner, and they all loved it! The combination of pomegranate and pistachios really made it special. Even my picky kids couldn’t get enough! This will be our new holiday tradition!
Prepare este pilaff de Navidad para la cena y fue un éxito total. El sabor de la granada y los pistachos sorprendió a todos. Me siento orgulloso de haberlo hecho.
I made the Christmas Pilaff for my holiday gathering and everyone loved it! Using pomegranate seeds added a beautiful color. I felt proud to serve such a unique dish. Plus, I enjoyed the juice from the seeds, it was so refreshing. This recipe is truly exceptional for festive meals.
¡Increíble! Hicimos este Pilaff para nuestra cena familiar de Navidad y todos quedaron encantados. Los sabores se mezclaron tan bien y fue super fácil de preparar. Al final, casi no quedaba nada en el plato. ¡Definitivamente lo haré otra vez!
Superb flavors, perfect for holidays.
Christmas Pilaff rocks! It made our holiday dinner spark joy. The colors and flavors balance beautifully, and my kids loved every bite. Definitely a new family favorite!
This pilaff was superb! We had it for a family gathering and it was a hit. Loved the flavours!
This Christmas Pilaff is simply great! Made it for our family gathering and the kids loved it – they were so excited to find the pomegranate seeds. I used the juice from the seeds in a mocktail, which went down a treat. It felt lovely to share something healthy during the festive season.
I made this pilaff for our Christmas dinner! It was so easy and the pomegranate added such a burst of flavour.
Superb! J'ai préparé ce pilaff pour Noël, et mes invités ont adoré. Les graines de grenade ajoutent une belle touche festive. Le mélange de pistaches et de riz est parfait. C'est devenu un plat incontournable de nos repas de fête.
Superb! Made this for my family gathering, and everyone loved it. The flavors were bright, and the pomegranate made it festive.
I love this dish. Thanks for sharing.
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