Ingredients
4 servings
- •2 ½ cups water, divided
- •½ cup wild rice
- •¼ cup brown rice
- •1 cup pitted and sliced cherries
- •½ cup brown sugar
- •¼ cup sliced almonds
- •½ cup sliced celery
- •⅓ cup fresh orange juice
- •2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- •1 teaspoon grated orange zest
Instructions
- Bring 2 cups water and wild rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, 30 to 45 minutes. Drain excess liquid, fluff rice with a fork, and cook uncovered, about 5 minutes more.
- Bring 1/2 water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 45 minutes.
- Combine cherries, brown sugar, and almonds in a large nonstick skillet; cook and stir over medium heat until brown sugar melts and coats cherries and almonds, about 6 minutes. Stir in brown rice, wild rice, celery, orange juice, red wine vinegar, and orange zest. Cook, stirring frequently, until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
Per 4 servings
- Calories: 295
- Carbohydrate: 61g
- Fat: 4g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Sugar: 35g