1-1/2 cups
uncooked wild and brown rice mix
3 cups
water
1/3 cup
dried cranberries
1/4 cup
red bell pepper, chopped
1/3 cup
fresh mango, chopped
3 tbsp.
walnuts, chopped
Dressing:
1/3 cup
vegetable oil
1/4 cup
rice vinegar
2 tsp.
sugar
1 tsp.
dried basil leaves
1 tsp.
dried parsley
1/4 tsp.
salt
freshly ground pepper to taste
Place the rice and water in the inner pot. Press the Brown Rice button.
Cook until the rice is done, about 1 hour, 45 minutes. Remove the rice to
a large bowl and cool. When the rice has cooled, add the cranberries, red
bell pepper, mango and walnuts. Fold in gently.
In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients and drizzle over
the salad. Mix gently to combine, cover and chill for up to 4 hours before
serving. Serves 4.
14
Cranberry Mango Wild Rice Salad
2 tbsp.
extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp.
curry powder
1 tsp.
ground cumin
1 cup
brown or green lentils, picked over and washed
2-2/3 cups
water
1 can (14 oz) tomato pieces with juice
2 tbsp.
dried minced onion
1 tbsp.
dried vegetable flakes
2 tbsp.
dried parsley
-
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Add all ingredients to inner pot and stir. Place inner pot in the
rice cooker, close the lid, and press the Steam/Cook button. Allow to
cook until the rice cooker switches to warm mode. Midway through
cooking, carefully open rice cooker, stir ingredients with a long-handled
wooden spoon and re-cover. Keep face and hands away from the inner
pot when opening the lid to avoid steam burns. Inner pot will be hot,
so use caution and be sure that your stirring utensil has a long handle
to avoid burning your hands on the inner pot. When rice cooker
switches to keep-warm mode, carefully open the lid, stir again and re-
cover. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serves 4.
15
Savory Lentils
Green Chile and Chicken Rice
1-1/2 cups
medium-grain rice, such as Calrose
3 cups
low sodium chicken broth
2 tbsp.
dried minced onion
1/2 tsp.
kosher salt
1 can (10 oz) chicken breast chunks with liquid
1 can (4 oz) diced green chiles with liquid
-
salt to taste
Place all ingredients in the inner pot and stir. Place inner pot
into the rice cooker, cover and press the Steam/Cook button. Allow to
cook until rice cooker switches to warm mode. Add salt to taste. Stir
and serve immediately as a main course. Serves 4.