Fruited rice salad on the half

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       Title: Fruited Rice Salad On The Half
  Categories: Fruits, Salads
       Yield: 1 servings
  
  
         4 c  brown rice, cooked
       1/4 c  raisins
       1/2 c  dried apricots  -- chopped
       1/2 c  pecans  -- chopped
         2    avocados
   :          Vinaigrette-----
       1/4 c  safflower oil  -- or veg
   :          oil
         1 TB lemon juice
         1 TB red wine vinegar
         1 ts honey
       1/4 ts coriander  -- ground
       1/4 ts Dijon mustard
   :          Salt and pepper to taste
   
   Chill rice.  Pour boiling water over raisins and
   apricots in small bowl. Let stand 10 minutes, drain
   and cool.  Heat oven to 350F. Place pecans on shallow
   baking pan; bake 5 to 8 minutes.  Remove from oven,
   set aside. Prepare Vinaigrette Shake all ingredients
   together in tightly covered container).  Toss rice,
   raisins, apricots, and pecans with Vinaigrette,
   refrigerate 1 hour.  Just before serving, halve, seed
   and peel avocados. Fill each half with rice salad and
   serve.
   
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