Multi-grain pilaf with root vegetables

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 teaspoons Olive oil; divided
1 cup Chopped onion
1 cup Chopped red bell pepper
1 cup Chopped carrots
½ cup Chopped peeled turnip
½ cup Chopped peeled celeriac
2 teaspoons Grated peeled fresh ginger
2 cups Cooked pearl barley
1 cup Drained canned pinto beans
3 cups Torn spinach
1 tablespoon Low-sodium soy sauce
¼ teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and next 5 ingredients (onion through ginger); saute 5 minutes. Stir in rice, barley, and beans; cook 2 minutes. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil, spinach, soy sauce, and salt; cook 1 minute or just until spinach begins to wilt. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 cups).

Recipe by: Cooking Light, January/February 1997, page 134 Posted to EAT-LF Digest by aml@... on Mar 18, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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