Carolina Gold Rice Salad Recipe

This salad of white rice, raisins, pine nuts, and scallions from rebecca lang's around the southern table may look a bit one-dimensional at first, but lang's version is more than just a simple grain salad. The potent mixture of a lemon's zest and its juice whisked together with a touch of orange juice and a drizzle of sweet and tangy white balsamic soaks effortlessly into the hot rice, plumps the raisins, and tempers the bite of the scallions.