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Berbere, a spice used in Ethiopian cooking, resembles the spice garam masala from India. It is an unusual blend of spices such as cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and fenugreek. You can find it at gourmet spice shops or online (or make your own from an online recipe—it’s worth the effort). Keep it on hand to make ordinary dishes special, like this wild rice pilaf.

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By Del Sroufe,

Ingredients

  • 2 medium leeks (white and light green parts), diced and rinsed
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • ¾ teaspoon berbere spice Blend, or to taste
  • 4 cups cooked wild rice blend
  • 2 cups cooked adzuki beans, or one 15-ounce can, drained and rinsed
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 green onions (white and green parts), thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Place the leeks in a large saucepan, and sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add water 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time to keep the leeks from sticking to the pan.
  • Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add the berbere spice and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the wild rice, beans, and orange zest, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the mixture is heated through.
  • Garnish with the green onions.
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (¼ of recipe): 365 calories, 76 g carbohydrates, 17 g protein, 1 g total fat, 0.2 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 131 mg sodium, 13 g fiber, 6.3 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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brenda

We really enjoyed this. I have a couple of Ethiopian dishes that I like to make, but I never seem to get around to making the injera. Now I have a nice rice recipe to pair with them. We will be making this often.

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Del Sroufe

Chef Del Sroufe currently works as Culinary Specialist at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (CNS) and host of CNS Kitchen, a free CNS community that offers members all the tools they need to live a successful whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle. Sroufe has been cooking in vegetarian, vegan, and WFPB kitchens for 34 years. He has operated his own vegan bakery and a vegan meal-delivery service. He was the executive chef at Wellness Forum Foods, where he ran a successful catering service. He developed a line of in-the-bag mixes that could be shipped all over the country and taught cooking classes to the public and health care professionals looking to offer culinary education to their clients. Del is a public speaker and cookbook author. His first cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook, was on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than 37 weeks. He also authored Better Than Vegan, which tells the story of his struggle with weight management and how he lost more than 200 pounds on a low-fat, plant-based diet. Sroufe’s other cookbooks include The China Study Quick and Easy Cookbook and The China Study Family Cookbook.
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