Saffron Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

• blanched slivered almonds (4 oz.)
  3/4 cup
• vegetable oil
  2 tsp
• Onion

  chopped
  1 small
• uncooked long-grain brown rice
  2 cups
• packed golden raisins
  3/4 cup
• packed finely chopped dried apricots
  3/4 cup
• lightly packed saffron threads
  1 tsp
• vegetable broth
  3 3/4 cups
• salt

  or to taste
  3/4 tsp