Earthy flavored, gluten-free wild rice combines beautifully with aromatic vegetables and garlic for a pilaf that can also be served stuffed into a winter squash. Feel free to choose between delicious organic red palm oil or organic extra virgin olive oil. If you've got some small baked squashes, such as acorn, this makes a lovely stuffing. Recipe contributed by Leslie Cerier. Photos by Tracey Eller.

Recipe

Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf

Earthy flavored, gluten-free wild rice combines beautifully with aromatic vegetables and garlic for a pilaf that can also be served stuffed into a winter squash.

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Course: Wild rice

Cuisine: Healthy

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: how to make rice pilaf, pilaf recipe, Wild Rice Pilaf

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 50

Servings: to 6

Calories: 305kcal

Author: Veg Kitchen

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or see Note
2 cups cremini mushrooms sliced
1 ½ cups wild rice
1 cup leeks coarsely chopped, (white and tender green parts)
⅔ cups celery sliced
4 cloves garlic sliced
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 cups boiling water

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Instructions

Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, wild rice, leeks, celery and garlic, and sauté for 5 minutes until the vegetables take on a brighter hue.
Lower the heat and slowly pour in the water. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until all the water is absorbed. Serve at once.