Wild Rice With Mild Curried Spinach

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2/3 cup brown rice
• 2/3 cup wild rice
• 4 1/2 cups water
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a heavy bottom pan over medium heat. saute onions until translucent, about 10 minutes.
• 2 add both types of rice, stir well until all grains are coated with oil.
• 3 add water and cover. when the water comes to a boil, reduce heat to lowest setting and let simmer about 50 minutes.
• 4 after simmering, rice should be well-cooked, and there should be extra water still in the pan.
• 5 add the frozen chopped spinach, coconut and spices. mix well.
• 6 return heat to medium and continue cooking and stirring frequently until all spinach is cooked through and evenly mixed in to rice, about 5 more minutes.
• 7 mixture should thicken as it cooks. add salt and pepper to taste.