How to Use pilaf in a Sentence

pilaf

noun
  • Spoon the sauce over fish and serve with rice pilaf or potatoes.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Fried fish, salmon and rice pilaf, sides, homemade soup and desserts.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Chop and stir into this rice pilaf, and serve as a side with dinner.
    — Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Serve it with a grain or rice pilaf, crusty bread or over polenta.
    — Christopher Kimball, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Serve with a side of pasta or rice pilaf to round out your easy weeknight meal.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Serve with brown rice pilaf, green beans, a spinach salad and sourdough rolls.
    — Susan Nicholson, ajc, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Serve the fish with a rice pilaf and your favorite tomato salsa.
    — Wolfgang Puck, chicagotribune.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • This update on a classic rice pilaf is packed with fall flavors.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Lamb anchors a messy plov (rice pilaf) alongside a whole bulb of garlic.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2016
  • Serve the chicken alongside rice, pilaf, or pasta to round out the meal.
    — Kelsey Ogletree, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026
  • Remove from the heat; keep covered and let the pilaf sit for 5 minutes.
    — Joe Yonan, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Bowls of lentil rice pilaf and za’atar chicken, fattoush salad, and more.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2019
  • Pair with an orange sorbet dessert or a lentil and burrata pilaf.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • Toasting quinoa gives nutty notes to this pilaf, which is beautiful warm or cold.
    — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 24 June 2019
  • This goes great with coleslaw and baked potatoes or with rice pilaf and simply cooked vegetables.
    — Julia Turshen, Twin Cities, 4 July 2019
  • Baked Atlantic Ocean cod with rice pilaf, slaw and tartar sauce.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Serve with a pot of mussels, or with swordfish slathered in olive oil or a rice pilaf with mango chutney.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Shake up your rice routine with this delicious rice-and-noodle pilaf.
    — Lucinda Scala Quinn, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
  • This last one is for leek dumplings—made from a family recipe—and lamb pilaf, around $25 for the till.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Come spring, tender asparagus and fava beans grace the rice pilaf.
    — Asha Loupy, Bon Appétit, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Serving Lake Erie perch with fresh-cut fries, slaw, rice pilaf, roll and butter.
    — cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020
  • The accompanying pilaf of farro and spinach could have used a spark.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2019
  • This rice dish is based on one of the most famous Persian polos (pilaf), known as sabzi polo.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Unlike a pilaf, biryani is the main event, with maybe a cooling raita or crunchy kachumber served alongside.
    — Bon Appétit, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Top meatballs and pilaf with mint leaves (if using) and more pistachios, raisins, and feta.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Though many pilafs are made entirely on the stovetop, my version is baked instead, once the lamb is nicely browned.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The school cafeteria served 260 chicken Kiev and rice pilaf meals.
    — Denys Bucksten, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Put 2 1/4 cups water, the lentil pilaf and curry powder in skillet.
    — Nancy Dell'aria, Woman's Day, 2 Jan. 2012
  • Opt for saffron water in grain dishes, like rice pilaf and Biryani, a South Asian mixed rice dish.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 Dec. 2025
  • There's a biryani - a rice pilaf-style dish - that tasted a little like Cincinnati chili, with hints of cumin and cinnamon.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 27 Sep. 2017

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