Pumpkin Apple Walnut Rice

1 3/4 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup canned pumpkin or cooked fresh pumpkin
1 1/2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 small crisp apple, diced cone #3
1 small sweet onion, chopped cone #2
parsley (lots of it chopped fine)
2 tbsp organic raisins (golden or purple)
1/2 cup walnuts, unsalted
1-3 Tbsp maple syrup (depending on how sweet you want it)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp fine pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
Directions:
  Cook brown rice - set aside in large mixing bowl.
In a small bowl, combine the pumpkin, maple syrup, cider vinegar, spices. Mix well. Add this mixture to the warm brown rice. Fold until well distributed. Fold into the rice mixture: raisins, apples, onions, walnuts, olive oil, parsley and salt to taste. Serve warm or keep in warm oven until ready to serve. But do not over-heat. You want the apples and onions to still have crispness to them when you serve. Other optional add-in's cubes of pumpkin, butternut squash or sweet potato..