8 Grain Mix

Description: This is a mix of grains that I make in bulk quantities to use as a replacement for rice or as a flavorful addition to jasmine or basmati rice. With all due respect, this is based on a recipe from the Medicine restaurant in San Francisco. Also great for sushi!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bhutanese red rice
• 1 cup forbidden black rice
• 1 cup germinated brown rice
• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 cup couscous (toasted)
• 1 cup buckwheat groats
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 1 cup spelt

Steps:

1. 1 cup ratio is just a suggestion. make as much or as little as you like.
2. Mix 2 oz of grain mix with 2 cups of Jasmine or Basmati rice. Cook rice and grains in a rice cooker using equal amounts of rice/grains and water.
3. To make sushi, add 1/3 cup rice vinegar, 2 Tbsp sugar and 1 tsp salt -- whisk together completetly and add to cooled rice mix.
4. See my recipe for Smoky Risotto for a great side dish including this blend!