Wild rice

Wild rice is a cousin of and not related directly to Asian rice. It comes, instead, from a species of grass. I always feel a bit wanton using this type of rice in any great quantity. I use it in dishes like my Killer Cucumber & Wild Rice Salad and paired with red rice in my Black & Red Rice Boudoir Salad where it goes a long way in terms of texture and contrast. It should not always be relegated to the cold ranks of salad, and I always feel it seems a touch needy mixing it with white rice, like a token edible status symbol. These economic and philosophical shackles aside, it tastes seriously good. It gives salads bite and flavour. It adds a good crunch and an aesthetic charm to white rice.