How to Use wild rice in a Sentence

wild rice

noun
  • On the menu: quail stuffed with wild rice and white grapes.
    Marvin Joseph, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The wild rice provides some heft and a toothy bite, and the vinaigrette unites it all.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • The club moss, or the beaver, or the chipping sparrow, or the black crappie, or wild rice?
    Pamela Miller, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
  • Use 1 cup of wild rice and 2 cups of water, plus 1/2 a teaspoon of salt.
    Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The pipeline would pass through the watersheds of some of the richest wild rice beds in the world.
    Sarah Hurtes, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Squab, wild rice, Parisian potatoes and peas with pearl onions were served.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Creamy, herby, a little cheesy, and the wild rice adds the perfect hearty bite.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Nov. 2020
  • In the 1990s, Banks founded a wild rice and maple syrup company.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Instead of dairy and wheat flour, there is blue corn mush and wild rice sorbet.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2022
  • Add black beans and cooked, chilled wild rice to garden salads.
    Health.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The fifth meal is a repeat: more chicken thighs, wild rice, and veggies.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 28 May 2022
  • Meanwhile, add wild rice to a saucepan and cover with lots of water.
    Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Choose whole-wheat bread and pasta, and replace white rice with brown or wild rice.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 May 2020
  • For wild rice, rinse the rice and soak it in water for at least 1 hour before cooking.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
  • Bases include arugula, kale, spinach, spring mix and warm quinoa, and warm wild rice.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Manoomin, a wild rice found around the Great Lakes, is hand-harvested from a canoe.
    Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The dignitaries and stars dined on shrimp, squab, wild rice, Parisian potatoes and peas with pearl onions.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Each kit comes with corn on the cob, wild rice and pine nut salad, and raspberry cream pie.
    Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • The wild rice is sacred to the Ojibwe, also called Chippewa.
    Shantal Riley, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022
  • This wild rice salad with flaxseed, veggies and berries would add crunch to a picnic lunch.
    Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Don't be fooled by the name; wild rice is actually far from rice.
    Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Hike winter landscape and enjoy bowl of chicken and wild rice soup at the end.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2022
  • For example, the duck breast ($34) is flanked by two fried wild rice arancini balls.
    Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Shallow lakes and rivers that have wild rice are also ideal spots to look for wood ducks.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Oct. 2020
  • For wild rice, use 2 cups water for each cup of rice, and pressure-cook 20 minutes.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Add them to hot or chilled wild rice or quinoa, kale salad, black bean tacos, or jam and chutney made with onions and herbs.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Nutty wild rice goes well with pheasant, and the sweetness of the grapes is a pleasant contrast to the birds’ gaminess.
    Taryn White, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
  • Pour the wild rice into the oil and turn off the heat (the rice will start puffing immediately).
    Sarah Fritsche, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2018
  • Place wild rice in a strainer and rinse in cold water to remove any debris.
    Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Both fish and wild rice are staple foods of the Anishinaabe, as the Ojibwe call themselves.
    Shantal Riley, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022

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