Fragrant Orange Rice Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup long grain white rice
• 1 tsp. table salt
• 2 T. extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. pure granulated garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. grated orange zest
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 2 tsp. red wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup hot green olives; I prefer Calabrese
• 2 T. fresh oregano leaves, finely chopped
• 1 or 2 medium naval oranges cut into segments, no white, membrane or seeds
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted in a small dry skillet until fragrant and golden