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Serves: 4
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(Horchata de Almendra)
Category: Corn- and Rice-Based Drinks
Makes about 4 servings
Horchata, a cold, refreshing drink made with rice or melon seeds steeped in and mixed with water or milk, is made all over Mexico. I like this pleasant-tasting version with toasted almonds blended into the mixture. Horchata is sold on the street, in market food stalls, and in some restaurants. It is drunk as a quick refreshment anytime.
2 tablespoons uncooked long-grain white rice
2 tablespoons finely ground toasted almonds
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (Mexican canela or Ceylon variety preferred)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1. In a small bowl mix the rice with 1/2 cup water. In another small bowl mix the toasted almonds with 1/2 cup water. Let stand to soak, 1 hour.
2. Pour the rice and the soaking water into a blender jar and blend on high speed 1 minute. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a 1-quart glass container. Pour the almonds and the soaking water, the sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla into the same blender jar and blend on high speed 1 minute.
3. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into the container with the rice. Stir in 1 3/4 cups of cold water. Refrigerate until cold. Serve over ice.
From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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