Barley, Wild Rice, and Cranberry Pilaf

"A great side dish - the flavors go well with Thanksgiving dinner. The recipe says serve at room temp, but we re-heated it and served it warm. Everyone really liked it."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
12
Yields:
6 large servings.
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In medium saucepan with lid, boil water, add barley, wild rice and salt. Return to boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 40 min or until barley is tender.
  • While barley and rice is cooking, pour orange juice over cranberries and set aside.
  • Drain any excess liquid from cooked barley and rice mixture. Place rice and barley in large bowl.
  • Drain cranberries, reserving liquid.
  • Toss cranberries with barley and rice.
  • Mix 5 tbsp orange juice with lemon juice and onion. Whisk in olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour dressing over barley mixture.
  • Add chopped parsley and walnuts. Mix well. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

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Reviews

  1. Quite good, but a little bland. I had no fresh parsley and I used pecans instead of walnuts, that may have been it. Made for Spring PAC 2013
     
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  1. Quite good, but a little bland. I had no fresh parsley and I used pecans instead of walnuts, that may have been it. Made for Spring PAC 2013
     

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