Wild Rice and Persimmon

Wild Rice and Persimmon
soup


ingredients

3/4 C wild rice mix

1 C diced turnip

1/2 C sliced burdock

1/2 C sliced onion

1/2 C diced yam

1/4 C smashed and peeled garlic

2 T diced ginger

2 C fuyu persimmon chopped
1 jalapeno pepper seeded and diced

herbes and spices

1 T herbes de provence

1 T curry

1 T sage
1 t cumin seeds 
toasted and ground 

fully mineralized 

sea salt to taste 


3 T olive oil
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heat olive oil in a heavy bottom
4 qt soup pot
add roots and jalapeno
saute 2 mins
add herbes de provence
stir
rinse and add the rice
add the curry
stir until fragrant
add 2 1/2 qts water
simmer covered 30 mins
add persimmons 
return to simmer for 10
more mins
remove from heat
let it rest 
enjoy
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options and opportunities
puree gently rice will expand 
use fresh sage
make your own wild rice mix
mix your own curry
jicama batons 
grape seed oil
kohlrabi
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Movie of the month
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Persimmon and Pecan salad

persimmon and pecan salad

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2 cups fuyu persimmon julienned

1 cup peeled  jicama julienned

1/2 cup burdock half rounds
1/3 cup currants

1/2 cup pecans roasted
1 T  fresh ginger minced
1 T sesame seeds roasted
1 t cumin seeds roasted

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2 T vegenaise

1 T olive oil

1 T apple cider vinegar 
1 T herbes de provence
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Mix
combine persimmons jicama
burdock and currants 
in a large bowl with
vegenaise olive oil ginger
apple cider vinegar
and
herbes de provence  
mix well and chill
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Roast
combine seeds and pecans in a small 
cast iron skillet
roast until fragrant
add to the salad 
mix
enjoy 
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