Wild rice lends an extra Canadian touch to your holiday meal. It takes longer to cook than the average grain (partially because it's a type of grass), but it's a hands-off side dish that doesn't require constant attention.
- Prep time 10 minutes
- Total time 1 hour & 45 minutes
- Portion size 10 servings
Ingredients
Method
In saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; cook onion, carrot and celery, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice; cook, stirring, for 1 minute.Stir in broth, salt and pepper; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until about 2 tbsp liquid remains and most of the rice is split open, about 80 minutes.
Remove from heat. Stir in apricots; cover and let stand for 10 minutes.
Stir in parsley, tarragon, lemon zest and lemon juice.
Nutritional facts per serving: about
- Fibre 3 g
- Sodium 294 mg
- Sugars 6 g
- Protein 6 g
- Calories 165.0
- Total fat 3 g
- Potassium 252 mg
- Cholesterol 6 mg
- Saturated fat 2 g
- Total carbohydrate 31 g
%RDI
- Iron 8.0
- Folate 16.0
- Calcium 2.0
- Vitamin A 19.0
- Vitamin C 7.0
