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Leek and Mushroom Wild Rice

April 13, 2011
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  • Serves 8-10 as a side dish
Author Notes

I originally created this wild rice as a side dish for Thanksgiving for my vegetarian guests. The mushrooms taste rounded, savory and laced with fresh rosemary and thyme. The lemon adds a note of brightness at the end. —Spoonwithme

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups wild rice
  • 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 6 leeks (white and light green parts only), halved, washed, and thinly sliced
  • 5 cups chopped mushrooms (a mixture, such as crimini, oyster or shitake)
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • grated zest of one lemon
  • juice from one lemon, about 1 tablespoon
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano reggiano
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • kosher salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
  • 1/3 cup dry sherry
Directions
  1. Put 1 1/2 cups wild rice and 3 cups of water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 50 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit, covered for 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
  2. Heat the butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until the butter is melted, and the mixture is hot. Saute the onion and leek until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic, herbs, and a pinch of kosher salt. Saute for another minute, stirring constantly. Push the leek-onion mixture to one side of the pan. Add one tablespoon olive oil to the empty side of the pan. Add the mushrooms and salt (to taste) to the empty side of the pan and saute for 2 minutes. Now, stir the leeks and mushrooms together and saute for an additional 1-2 minutes, or until mushrooms are cooked through, but still firm. Add the sherry, and scrape all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, 1-2 minutes.
  3. Add the leek-mushroom mixture to the bowl with the wild rice. Add the parmigiano, pepper, lemon zest and half of the lemon juice. Stir to combine. Salt to taste. Does it need a little extra wake up? Add more lemon juice and/or salt until the flavors lock in.
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2 Reviews

SweetTooth November 27, 2014
Overall, pretty good, but I felt that there was too much lemon. For my tastes, I would cut the lemon juice in half. Everything else was good. I cooked the mushrooms down more, which I like, and I also cooked them in butter instead of olive oil. This would be great with an egg on top!
 
Midge April 14, 2011
Love wild rice. Sounds great!