Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Eden Short or Medium Grain Brown Rice, washed and drained
- 3/4 cup Eden Pearled Barley, washed and drained
or whole barley - 1 cup Eden Sliced Shiitake Mushrooms, soaked 10 min in 1 cup warm water, reserve soaking water
- 1/4 cup celery
- 1/2 cup Eden Maitake Mushrooms, soaked 20 min in 1 cup hot water, reserve soaking water
- 2 cup onion, diced
- 2 Tbsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 tsp Eden Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp Eden Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Eden Ground Thyme, or sage
- 4 cup water, including reserved mushroom soaking water
- 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, minced for garnish
Directions
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and sauté the onions for 10 minutes. Add the celery and mushrooms. Sauté another 5 minutes over a medium-low heat. Remove from heat.
Note: If using whole barley, soak overnight or 6 to 8 hours and simmer in the soaking water for about 1 hour before combining with rice.
Heat up a skillet and dry roast the rice and barley over high heat until most of the water from washing the grain has evaporated. Reduce the heat to medium-low and dry roast 3 to 4 minutes longer. Place in a baking dish. Add the onions, celery and mushrooms. Bring the water to a boil and pour over the rice. Mix in the salt, pepper and thyme. Cover the baking dish and bake for 1 hour at 350° until the grain is tender. Remove and mix in the parsley. Serve.
Nutritional Information
Per serving - 305 calories, 7 g fat (19% calories from fat), 12 g protein, 53 g carbohydrate, 9 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 107 mg sodium