Salmon and Wild Rice Cakes with Avocado-Chili Topping
These fun, chocolate-y and chewy rice crispy squares are topped with almonds for a treat the kids will love to make and eat (mostly eat though).
Using ground beef instead of stir-fry beef keeps the cost down. Day-old rice works best, so if you can, cook it in advance. Cost: $3.25/serving
This velvety, nutty-textured soup tastes almost too rich to be meatless, but it is! For a slightly thinner, dairy-free version, replace butter with additional olive oil and replace cream with almond, rice or soy milk.
Inspired by the famous Singaporean noodle houses, this dish could hold its own on any street in Southeast Asia. If you can't find rice noodles, pre-cook some wheat vermicelli or linguini and substitute for the noodles.
Wild rice is as Canadian as maple syrup and Bryan Adams. Blending it with traditional Indian spices, sweet currants and crunchy almonds makes a salad fit for any time of year.
Gobble up this sweet rice pudding as soon as it's ready, because it thickens and loses its creaminess quickly. The half vanilla bean we call for in the ingredient list should be halved crosswise; if you halve it lengthwise, the moist seeds of the unused half will quickly dry out and lose their flavour.
This pie is lighter than a more traditional quiche because of the rice crust and light cheese. Other cheese substitutes could be Jarlsberg and Cheddar.
Wild rice lends an extra Canadian touch to your holiday meal. It takes longer to cook than the average grain (partially because it's a type of grass), but it's a hands-off side dish that doesn't require constant attention.
Experts in everyday elegance, Danish people add cherry compote to rich, creamy rice pudding. It’s a match made in heaven.
