Recipe for Lemon Rice with Scallions, Red Bell Pepper, Cilantro, and Pine Nuts

Lemon Rice with Scallions, Red Bell Pepper, Cilantro, and Pine NutsAnyone who's familiar with my cooking can tell from the list of ingredients that this is a recipe that would appeal to me. This mixture of lemony rice, scallions, red bell peppers, cilantro, and pine nuts can be served cold as a salad, but I actually served it lukewarm as a side dish. The recipe came from Cooking New American, a very old cookbook by the editors of Fine Cooking magazine, a place where I always find great recipes. Despite having quite a few ingredients, this was a simple side dish, and when I tried it out on my friend Bonnie, she liked the combination.

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