It’s fall, sooooo……wild rice recipes here in the Midwest.
Today I’m showing up to bring you a favorite recent recipe.
Wild Rice Recipes {Warm Wild Rice and Pomegranate Salad} with Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette
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Ever tried to be a superhero in the kitchen, but somehow it just maybe wasn’t meant to be?
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Recently, mine came in the form of the pomegranate.
The pomegranate is a beautiful fall fruit.
I was told by the Farmer’s Market stand guy that those “cracks” on the pomegranate surface means they are ripened and ready to eat.
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I wanted to be the superhero and de-seed my very first pomegranate.
The problem is that it turns out I’m not very good at it.
Pomegranate-colored juice was flying all over; in my eyes, on my papers and all over the kitchen. And still, I was determined to figure this out on my own.
And I did. But if you know of an easier way to cut these up, can you please share your secrets with me?
Luckily, the rest of the ingredients were easy to prepare.
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Not only were they easy to prepare, but stunning.
I gushed over all the beautiful color this salad was about to make.
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Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Even the Pomegranate Vinaigrette had a beautiful beginning.
![Homemade Pomegrante Vinaigrette Dressing](http://agutsygirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Homemade-Pomegrante-Vinaigrette-Dressing.jpg)
Mixing it all up was nothing short of eye candy.
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Eating it was stomach candy.
How to Cook Wild Rice
Side note: Rice can be hard to digest, especially wild rice.
If you want to digest wild rice better, here are some things you can do:
- Rinse it off, then soak it overnight (or at least several hours prior to cooking it). More-so than other rice varieties, wild rice is hearty. Soaking can help make it less dense.
- Take a digestive enzyme prior to eating it. This can help break it down even further.
- Chew, chew, chew. Chew those wild rice bites at least 20 times before swallowing.
- Pair with my vinaigrette. This vinaigrette uses apple cider vinegar, which is a natural digestive agent.
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Wild Rice is really popular in the homeskillet Midwest where I’m from.
Ryan mentioned his mother loves it.
![Wild Rice Collage](http://agutsygirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Wild-Rice-Collage.jpg)
I sure hope she also loves the luscious pomegranate.
![Pomegrante Collage](http://agutsygirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Pomegrante-Collage.jpg)
Because this is a salad I’d love to make for the family when we’re at home for Christmas.
Think they’ll approve?!
Warm Wild Rice and Pomegranate Salad with Homemade Pomegranate Vinaigrette Recipe
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- 1 cup wild rice
- 1 small apple, diced
- ¾ cup pomegranate seeds
- ½ cup almonds (slivered, whole or a mixture)
- ½ red bell pepper, diced
- ⅛ cup parsley, chopped
- sea salt, as desired
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- ⅓ + ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 Tbsp honey
- ⅓ cup pomegranate seeds
- Place 1 cup wild rice and 3 cup water in a pan. Bring to a boil and stir. Reduce heat and let it simmer until all the water is soaked up (about 40-50 minutes).
- Meanwhile, prepare your small apple, pomegranate seeds, almonds and bell pepper. Once diced and sliced, throw them all together in a bowl. Sprinkle the parsley over the dish.
- Place the apple cider vinegar, olive oil, pomegranate seeds and honey in a blender (I used my small Magic Bullet). Grind until the pomegranate seeds are blended well. Add a pinch of sea salt if desired
- Once the rice is done, add it to the prepared bowl.
- Pour the Pomegranate Vinaigrette over the wild rice salad, little-by-little, until the salad has the right amount of vinaigrette to your liking (Note: we did not use all the dressing. Instead, we saved about ½ to use throughout the week. You won't want to use it all likely.)
- Serve warm.
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Xox,
SKH
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Looking forward to trying this! it is a beautiful salad too. Nice job Sarah
Thanks, Natalie! I think you’ll like it:)
Awesome recipe! I’ve never cooked with wild rice OR pomegranate. Maybe it’s time to try!
Thanks, Kate! Yes…give it a try:)
i love the flavor combos here. a touch of summer in my fall. and so nourishing!
This is an excellent way to cut the pomegranate without getting it all over. I tried it today. Delicious. Thank you.
http://gourmetfood.about.com/od/cookingtechniques/ss/cutpomegranate.htm
Awesome, Colette! Thanks so much.
This looks fantastic, I need to try it! Linking it up tomorrow for the Thanksgiving round up… thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Laura! Let me know once it’s up…:)