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Spring Millet Recipe with Carrots, Mushrooms and Mint

By WebMD Recipe from Foodily.com
Spring Millet Recipe with Carrots, Mushrooms and Mint
Ingredients
  • 1 cup whole grain millet
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1 3/4 cups hot water
  • 1/4 cup red onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup carrots, chopped
  • 1 splash white wine
  •   parsley, freshly chopped
  •   mint, freshly chopped
  •   pine nuts
  •   olive oil, as needed
  •   sea salt and ground pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. First cook the millet.
  2. You'll need:
  3. 1 cup whole grain millet
    Olive oil, as needed
    1/4 cup white wine
    1 and 3/4 cups hot water
  4. In a saucepan or pot with a cover, pour a little olive oil into the bottom and set it over medium heat. Add the millet grains and using a wooden spoon stir the millet to toast a bit. After a couple of minutes add in the wine. Stir. Add in the hot water, stir and cover. Lower the heat to a low simmer. Cook the millet for about 25 minutes, till all the liquid is evaporated.
  5. Meanwhile, cook up your vegetables.
  6. You'll need:
  7. Olive oil, as needed
    1/4 cup red onion, diced
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 cup sliced mushrooms
    1 cup chopped carrots
    Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
    A splash of white wine
  8. Drizzle some olive oil in a large skillet and heat over medium heat. Add the onion and stir for a minute or two. Add in the garlic; stir. Add the mushrooms and carrots. Season the mixture with sea salt and ground pepper. Add a splash of white wine. Stir and cook until the vegetables are tender.
  9. When the millet is cooked, fluff with a fork and add it to the skillet mixture. Drizzle with more olive oil and season with sea salt and ground pepper, to taste.
  10. Toss in:
  11. Fresh chopped parsley
    Fresh chopped mint
    Pine nuts
  12. Serve immediately as a side dish.

Reviewed July 16, 2012

Nutritional Information

Makes: 4 servings
  • Calories240
  • Carbohydrates41.2 g
    • Dietary fiber5.4 g
  • Cholesterol0 mg
  • Fat4.4 g
    • Saturated fat.6 g
  • Sodium24 mg
  • Protein6.7 g
* Nutritional Guidelines based on the USDA's MyPlate Standards.