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Wild Rice Lentils and Caramelized Onions

Melissa King 2 Comments

Wild Rice Lentils and Caramelized Onions.  This easy recipe is big on flavor even though it has a small ingredient list.

 

Every Christmas Day, we have lunch at a Middle Eastern restaurant.  Our family celebrates on Christmas Eve, leaving Christmas Day free.  This recipe is inspired by a dish we have there.  Since my mother in law is Turkish, she gave us her version.

 

Wild Rice Lentils and Caramelized Onions

 

This healthy recipe is vegan and gluten free.  I cooked the lentils and rice separate, but I bet you can cook them together to save a step. If anyone tries in the instant pot, I’d love to know the results!

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Pinto Beans and Rice

Marcus King 6 Comments

I love okra, but sadly I am alone in my love of this vegetable. I included okra in this Pinto Beans and Rice dish to feed my craving. Not only is this simple to make, it comes with a bit of heat, which I also love. And while I know I don’t post much, choosing to mainly work behind the scenes of MyWholeFoodLife, I do plan on posting more of my creations in the future. Melissa and I are a great team, and we want to show everyone just how much we collaborate. Some of my other recipes are Eggplant Pasta, Mexican Quinoa and Squash Apple Soup.  Enough about me, onto to the dish.

Pinto Beans and Rice - My Whole Food Life

This recipe is great for lunch. If you don’t like heat, green bell peppers would sub well. On the flip side, use jalapeños if you are looking for something a bit more spicy. This is a pretty versatile dish that I hope you love as much as I did.

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Wild Rice, Spinach and Avocado Salad with Sesame Dressing

Melissa King 22 Comments

I have a ton of recipes pinned to try on Pinterest.  It had been awhile since I had tried a new one, so I plucked this up and tried it.  This lovely salad comes from Zizi’s Adventures.  She has a beautiful blog full of yummy recipes like this one.  It looked so good I had to try it.  It tasted AMAZING!  We actually made it twice since the first batch disappeared quickly.  I tripled the recipe and changed a few things the second time around.

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This recipe has all my favorite ingredients.  In my world, avocados make everything better.  The original recipe called to cook the greens and garlic, but I like them raw better so that is how I did mine.

Wild Rice, Spinach and Avocado Salad with Sesame Dressing

Wild Rice, Spinach and Avocado Salad with Sesame Dressing

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 1 hr

Ingredients

    Salad

    • 4-5 big bunches of baby spinach chopped (you can do kale as well)
    • 1 1/2 cups wild rice (cooked)
    • 3 avocados sliced
    • 2 cups or 1 can white beans (soak overnight and then cook until soft)
    • 2-3 cloves garlic minced or 2 tsp garlic powder
    • salt to taste

    Dressing

    • 6 T toasted sesame oil
    • 3 T rice vinegar
    • 3 T soy sauce or bragg's aminos
    • Juice of 1 lemon

    Instructions

    1. Cook the rice and let cool. I actually did this the day before. Same with the beans if using dried beans.
    2. In a large bowl, add rice, beans, avocado, garlic and spinach and mix well.
    3. In a small bowl, whisk the ingredients for the dressing.
    4. Pour dressing in the large bowl and mix well until everything is combined.

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    Recipe Notes

    I found the best way to do this was with my hands. This dish is best eaten fresh, but will still be delicious the next day. I makes about 5-6 servings. Enjoy!

    Adapted from Zizi's Adventures

    Fried Rice with Cashews

    Melissa King 37 Comments

    My husband makes the best fried rice.  This is his fried rice with cashews.  I recently posted about his Stir Fried Quinoa, which is also delicious.  That day, we were out of some of the main ingredients so he improvised.  This is the real version.

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    I could literally eat this entire bowl.  Since there is wild rice as well as cashews, this can be considered a full meal and not just as side dish.  It would a great Meatless Monday dish.  This is also a meal that comes together in minutes.  I am all about easy meals.

    Fried Rice with Cashews

    Fried Rice with Cashews

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    Prep Time 20 min Cook Time 20 min

    Ingredients

    • 2 1/2 cups cooked rice (we used wild rice)
    • 1/2 yellow onion rough chopped
    • 3 stalks celery chopped
    • 1 cup chopped carrots
    • 1 cup edamame (cooked)
    • 2 tsp umeboshi plum vinegar
    • 3 T soy sauce, tamari or bragg's aminos (tamari is gluten free)
    • 1 T mirin
    • Juice of 1/2 lime
    • 2 T toasted sesame oil
    • 1/2 cup cashews chopped
    • 1 tsp garlic powder

    Instructions

    1. In a pan, saute all the ingredients except the rice and cashews, for about 7 minutes on medium high heat.
    2. Add the rice and cashews and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently. That’s it. Enjoy!

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    Recipe Notes

    If you use raw cashews, you may want to toast them for a few minutes to bring out more flavor.

    Black Beans and Rice

    Melissa King 39 Comments

    My husband has always been the cook in the family.  I have always loved to bake.  Since he has been moving up in his career, I have had to take on the role of cooking.  However, on the weekends, he does like to cook and this black beans and rice recipe is one of his.  Another one of his recipes is my Peanut Noodle Stir Fry.  That is his favorite.

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    He says he has been making this since college.  Back then he was a meat eater and he used to add a chicken breast in this as well.  So if you are an omnivore, feel free to do just that.

    Black Beans and Rice

    Black Beans and Rice

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    Prep Time 30 min Cook Time 30 min

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups black beans (We used dried that we soaked overnight and boiled in the morning until they got soft.)
    • 3/4 cup tomato sauce
    • 1/2 yellow onion chopped
    • 1 yellow pepper chopped
    • 10 cherry tomatoes halved
    • 1 cup corn (We used frozen organic corn)
    • 1 small jalapeno seeds removed and diced
    • 2 cups water
    • 1/4 tsp garlic
    • 4 T oil (We used avocado oil)
    • Juice from 2 limes
    • 1 cup wild or brown rice + 2 cups water

    Instructions

    1. In a small pot, add the rice and 2 cups water.
    2. Bring to a boil, then turn down, cover and simmer until all the water has been absorbed. About 20-30 minutes.
    3. In a large pan, combine the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil, turn down and simmer until all the liquid has been absorbed. About 20-30 minutes.
    4. You can add the rice into the pan, or keep them separate like we do. That’s it. Enjoy!

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