Wild Rice and Barley

Soak Your Nuts Karyn’s Conscious Comfort Foods
Raw Vegan page 52

Ingredients

• 1 cup barley
• 1 cup wild rice
• 3 cups water
• 4 cups finely chopped fresh spinach
• 21⁄2 cups thinly sliced portobello mushroom caps
• 2 yellow bell peppers, diced
• 1 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3⁄4 cup tamari
• 2 avocados, chopped
• 1⁄2 red onion, thinly sliced

Directions

• Soak the barley and rice in the water in a large glass bowl for 24 hours. Drain and rinse. Transfer to a large bowl with all the remaining ingredients and mix well. Raw Stuffed Peppers: Slice off the tops of bell peppers and scoop out the seeds.
• Fill each pepper with the Wild Rice and Barley Pilaf and serve.