Recipes tagged with « Whole Grains »

Wild Rice Apple Fennel Salad

A hearty salad combining wild rice, crisp fennel, tart apples, and earthy lentils with a tangy vinaigrette mellowed by molasses. Uses green lentils instead of Puy for texture variety. Adds diced celery for crunch and swaps apple cider vinegar for sherry vinegar for a subtle depth. Wild rice simmered until plump and split, then shocked cold to halt cooking. Fennel sliced paper-thin to avoid fibrous bitterness. Maceration with lemon juice softens fruit and tames sharpness. A splash of maple syrup replaces part of the molasses for nuanced sweetness. Tossed just before serving to avoid sogginess, offers distinct layers of flavor and texture throughout. Vegetables stay crisp, lentils hold shape, rice chewy yet tender.