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Purple Potato Rice Delight

Purple rice toasted in olive oil and cooked in the water left from boiling purple potatoes, topped with dried berries and parsley.

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Pink-purple rice with dried berries and parsley on a turquoise plate

Purple Potato Rice Delight

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cook the purple potatoes until soft, then peel and set aside. Reserve the cooking water.

  2. In a pot, drizzle a little olive oil and add the washed and sifted purple rice. Fry for a few minutes.

  3. Add 3 cups of the reserved purple potato water and salt to the rice. Mix well.

  4. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook for 15 minutes.

  5. Fluff the rice with a fork, cover again, and let it sit for another 5 minutes.

  6. Transfer to a plate and drizzle with dried berries and parsley or any green leaves you like.