Autumn Wild Rice

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Smart Balance Omega Plus or vegetable oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 apple, corded and diced
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup lundberg wild rice (It is a blend of long grain brown rice,sweet brown rice, wild rice, whole grain Wehani rice, whole g)
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 teaspoon pineapple sage
• salt
• pepper

Garnish

• 1 tablespoon chopped toasted walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Place the smart balance spread in the rice cooker and press start.

2. 2

   Dice the onions, apple, jalapeno, and garlic. Add to the rice cooker or pot if doing stove top. Saute till translucent.

3. 3

   Add blend stir to coat.

4. 4

   Add cup water and and cider.

5. 5

   Season with salt, pepper and sage.

6. 6

   Close and cook till done and fluff. Top with nuts.

7. 7

   If cooking stove top boil then bring to simmer place a lid on the pot and cook for 50 minutes.Adding additional water if needed.