Tomato-Basil Wild Rice

I’m excited to bring the pesto flavors of a popular pasta salad to your Yom Tov table with this healthful and tasty wild rice dish. It’s really simple and quick to create, and special enough for a seudah or any type of occasion!

Directions

Prepare the Wild Rice

1. Preheat oven to broil.

2. Heat oil for sautéing in a medium pot and add onion. Sauté onion until golden.

3. While the onion is sautéing, place grape tomatoes in a baking pan, spray with cooking spray, and toss to coat. Broil on the lower rack of your oven until they begin to shrivel and blacken slightly, about 25 minutes.

4. Add garlic to sautéed onion, stir, and continue to sauté an additional two minutes. Add water, both types of rice, and salt; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover pot, and simmer 20–30 minutes, until rice is soft and water is absorbed.

5. Add basil and black pepper to taste. Add broiled tomatoes to pot and stir gently to combine. Serve warm.

Tips:

To save time, you can prep the veggies mixed with spices for the wild rice before Yom Tov. Then cook up fresh rice before the seudah and mix them in.

Credits

Food and Prop Styling by Renee Muller

Photography by Moshe Wulliger

Recipe tags

Basil Brown rice Color pop Dairy free Gluten free Healthy Non-dairy Pareve Parve Pesto Rice Roasted tomatoes Sauteed onions Simple Sugar free Tomatoes Vegan Wild rice Yom tov Yom tov sides Yomtov