any good grain recipes?

[cricketwife]

One of my 2013 goals is to incorporate more grains into our meals. Does anyone have any recipes that you love? I'm thinking along the lines of wild rice, farro, barley, quinoa, etc as opposed to whole wheat pasta or bread dishes.

Bonus points if it can be served as a main meal.

Tia!

[audette]

I made an awesome farro salad a few months ago. Cooked farro, chilled, plus a bunch of cut up veggies, and a homemade vinegrette dressing.

It was great, and lasted for quite some time. I mostly ate it as a topping for pre-washed mixed salad from the grocery store for lunches.

Yum. I wonder if I can order farro from amazon.

[konapoppy]

I agree with the salad suggestion. Barley/arugula/pomegranate seeds is a good combo. Farro/arugula/heirloom tomatoes/peaches is great in the summer. I recommend checking out www.edibleperspective.com/ and ohsheglows.com/ for recipes.

[darnkatz]

Mmm, grains.

Wild rice
Chicken and wild rice casserole: goboldwithbutter.com/?p=1889

Wild rice and mushroom soup: ellysaysopa.com/2011/10/26/wild-rice-and-mushroom-soup/

Balsamic pork medallions with grilled peaches and wild rice salad: www.thenovicechefblog.com/2011/06/balsamic-pork-medallions-with-grilled-peaches-wild-rice-salad/


Barley
Beef barley soup: www.skinnytaste.com/2012/09/beef-barley-soup.html

Barley pilaf with porcini mushrooms: mecookingcreations.blogspot.com/2011/01/barley-pilaf-with-porcini-mushrooms.html

Mediterranean barley salad: www.pink-parsley.com/2010/03/mediterranean-barley-salad.html

Quinoa
Cheesy broccoli quinoa casserole: www.annies-eats.com/2012/09/17/cheesy-broccoli-quinoa-casserole/

Black bean and sweet potato quinoa: www.pink-parsley.com/2012/10/black-bean-sweet-potato-quinoa.html

Quinoa cakes with lemon, olives, and parsley: ellysaysopa.com/2012/04/08/quinoa-cakes-with-lemon-olives-and-parsley/

Quinoa Mexican soup: www.sunnysideupsd.com/2012/01/quinoa-mexican-soup/

Quinoa cakes with poached eggs: www.annies-eats.com/2011/12/05/quinoa-cakes-with-poached-eggs/

Pineapple quinoa: www.annies-eats.com/2011/08/17/pineapple-quinoa/

Mexican quinoa: www.annies-eats.com/2012/11/05/mexican-quinoa/

Baked quinoa and chicken parmesan: ellysaysopa.com/2012/04/25/baked-quinoa-and-chicken-parmesan/

Farro
Southwestern farro salad: ellysaysopa.com/2012/06/25/meatless-monday-southwestern-farro-salad/

Mushroom farro soup: kelseysappleaday.blogspot.com/2011/12/meatless-monday-mushroom-farro-soup.html

Millet
Millet bowl with mushroom gravy and kale: ohsheglows.com/2012/02/26/cozy-millet-bowl-with-mushroom-gravy-and-kale/

Wheat berry
Wheat berry and arugula salad: kelseysappleaday.blogspot.com/2012/01/meatless-monday-wheat-berry-and-arugula.html

Wheat berry and bean salad: ohsheglows.com/2010/12/28/back-on-track-wheat-berry-and-bean-salad/

[isabel]

I love this stuff! I usually serve it with pan seared fish or shrimp, but it makes a fantastic lunch for the next day. The flavors really soak in overnight. Depending on how much quinoa and veg you throw in, you may need to make more dressing.

spoonwithme.com/2010/07/17/southwest-quinoa-salad-with-chile-lime-vinaigrette/

I've also heard of people using quinoa for breakfast, either as a substitute for oatmeal or baked into a sweet casserole. Might be worth googling.

Make sure you rinse the quinoa well. It can have a bitter taste if you don't.

[lauralala]

This is one of our favorites, and is in regular rotation. I usually double the ingredients for the tomatillo sauce, because it is a little labor intensive and I like to use it for other dishes as well.

www.cleaneatingmag.com/Recipes/Recipe/Striped-Bass-with-Roasted-Tomatillo-Sauce-Tomato-Scallion-Quinoa.aspx

[MadamePresident]

I have a breadmachine and add a few tablespoons of millet. It gives the bread a nice crunch.

[SusanBAnthony]

This thread is great. I need to go through all these recipes.

We do a lot of grain salads. Chopped up veggies, a vinaigrette, maybe some raisins or cranberries or nuts. Yum, quick, easy, and good for potlucks.

[ESF]

I'm on my ipad so it's too hard to link but Whole Foods has a lot of recipes on their website. I've made a quinoa, hazelnut, and arugula salad that was amazing. They also had a one pot meal of millet, chicken, mushrooms, and chard or kale that was really good too. Smittenkitchen.com has a millet banana bread that is really good too.

On davidlebovitz.com, he has a recipe for a wheat berry and roasted vegetable salad that I really like. I make it a lot on Sundays to have for lunches for the week.

[ESF]

Oh I also make barley risotto a lot. Google for recipes.

On fine cooking.com there's a recipe for beef, barley, and butternut squash stew. Very yummy winter meal.

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