Rice salad with nuts and sour cherries from Plenty More (page 54) by Yotam Ottolenghi

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    This recipe is on p.42 in the US edition.

  • domechef on October 14, 2025

    This is excellent to make ahead and feed a crowd. Also, insanely delicious.

  • Delys77 on January 09, 2025

    As others have noted this makes a huge quantity. I'd say a half recipe is likely a good quantity for us. I did my basmati in the rice cooker and followed the directions otherwise. This is classic Ottolenghi in that the combination of flavours, visual appeal, and textures are awesome here. Really a great dish, but yes many dishes to clean up. I won't make this on the regular but when I want a fun starch side with lots of herbs and flavour this one is company worthy.

  • Ganga108 on February 27, 2022

    This is one of those recipes that gives Ottolenghi’s recipes a bad wrap – lots of ingredients, but even worse, SIX different cooking processes each with its own pots and pans and utensils to be washed, bench to be cleaned. It better be worth it, I thought. It is not a dish for weeknights and takes some time to chop chop chop. And I recommend washing up the pans as you go, even if you have a dishwasher. But it is spectacular, both in taste and visually.

  • chezmaryb on October 19, 2020

    Loved this one. Lots of texture and very fresh flavor. I added extra lemon and cherries. I went a bit light on the olive oil too to save some calories

  • stockholm28 on September 16, 2019

    This was great. It makes a huge amount, but keeps well in the fridge. I add the arugula at serving time so that it doesn’t get that wilted texture. I think I prefer the Camargue Red Rice and Quinoa with Pistachio and Orange that is in Ottolenghi’s first book.

  • Rajcakes on June 06, 2018

    This was my favorite from the book so far. It did take a while to put together and made a lot of salad, but it was delicious as leftovers the next day. Added lemon flavored olive oil and that really gave a boost to the lemon zing.

  • steinsm on December 26, 2017

    Lovely salad but I found it took about 2 hours to make with all the stages! I did it exactly as stated and it made a huge quantity. The dressing could have done with a bit more "zip" -- not sure what I would add, but it definitely needs something more.

  • Astrid5555 on March 18, 2017

    Delicious and for an Ottolenghi recipe quite quick to prepare. Made with a brown and wild rice mixture, and left out the quinoa since I made another quinoa salad as well. Really enjoyed the sour cherries in this one! Will definitely be making again!

  • Frogcake on June 13, 2016

    Like others, I found this to be delicious and easy to prepare. (Don't mind all the pots and pans!) I did not have arugula and used kale instead. As well, I substituted dried cranberries soaked in lemon in place of sour cherries. We were all very happy to take this for lunch the following day!

  • Aggie92 on June 27, 2015

    Another delicious recipe from Mr. Ottolenghi! Since I was only cooking for 2, I cut the recipe in half and we still have a generous amount of salad left for at least 2 more nights. A half recipe easily feeds 6-8 as a side. I really liked the combination of flavors. Used a little extra lemon juice (another half lemon) since I like a zippy lemon flavor on my grain salads. Sadly I didn't have any arugula so had to leave it out. Will most definitely make this again.

  • caitmcg on June 25, 2015

    I made this with wild rice, Camargue red rice, and brown basmati rice because I had them on hand and it was delicious, and a huge hit at the potluck I took it to. I have also had it made with quinoa as written, and I prefer the texture when made with all rices. Yield is about double that indicated.

  • Breadcrumbs on May 12, 2015

    p. 54 – Fabulous dish! I made half and this recipe still produced a LOT of salad. I used some incredibly malty-nutty wild rice I brought back from a trip to Manitoba and it alone was so aromatic I’d have been happy if that were the only grain in the dish. But it wasn’t. Of course I then got to add in my favourite rice, basmati and on top of that, quinoa. Even mr bc who doesn’t take a huge interest in any side dishes that don’t involve potatoes couldn’t help asking about this dish as the house just got more and more delicious-smelling as I prepared this recipe. The toasted nuts and caramelized onions sent him over the edge and one of our guests almost shouted “caramelized onions and sun-dried sour cherries” when I was describing what went into this dish because he was so excited about the thought of it! No surprise this paired perfectly with our grilled lamb. So delicious! Photos here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/1012789?commentId=9558026#9558026

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