Recipes

Wild Rice, Tomato, and Basil Salad

Cooking with wild rice is just as easy as cooking with white rice, but it has more nutrients, more flavor, and more texture in my opinion. To cook wild rice, I cook it in a rice cooker, on the same settings as brown rice. It turns out moist, fluffy, and perfectly cooked every time. This Wild Rice, Tomato, and Basil Salad, is a great recipe to serve for lunch on the go, and it a light and flavorful salad to make any day of the week.

Method:

Cook the wild rice. I used a rice cooker, but you can use any method you prefer.

While the wild rice is cooking, chop the fresh tomatoes, basil, and garlic.

For the basil, I keep a basil plant growing indoors, and then I use scissors to snip off a few leaves and chop them into smaller pieces. The planter is a self-watering planter that I found at Target for only$3. It is the easiest planter for indoor plant maintenance. After noticing how well the plant was growing and how simple it was to take care of it, I bought a few more of these planters.

Once the wild rice has cooled, place it in a large bowl, and then add the chopped tomatoes, freshly chopped basil, and the chopped garlic clove. Stir everything together.

Next, add in the olive oil and a dash of pepper. You can add more or less pepper depending on your preference.

Stir everything in the bowl together, and you are finished! It really is that simple. Cooking the wild rice takes the most time, but if I cook it in the rice cooker ahead of time, it really only takes minutes to put this recipe together.

Helpful Tips:

Cook the wild rice ahead of time; even earlier in the day.
Cooking the wild rice in a rice cooker is quick and effortless.
This wild rice salad is great for leftovers – the flavors blend together after sitting in the fridge overnight.