Wholegrain Christmas Rice

📝 Ingredients

• 1 leek, only the white part, (chopped)
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 2 cups wholegrain rice
• 100 g dried cranberries
• Salt and pepper
• 4 cups water
• 40 g sliced almonds (toasted)
• 70 g pecans (toasted)
• 40 g pumpkin seeds (toasted)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Wash the rice until the water runs clear.
2. 2Cook the leek in olive oil over medium heat until it's soft and slightly golden.
3. 3Add the white wine and let it evaporate completely before adding the rice.
4. 4Add the rice, salt, pepper and dried cranberries and mix up to heat everything up.
5. 5Add the water and when it breaks into a boil, reduce the heat to a minimum and put a lid on the pot. Let the rice cook. Wholegrain rice takes longer to cook and will take from 40 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes, depending on your stove. To see if it's ready, remove the lid and carefully move a bit of rice to one side using a fork. The base should be dry before turning off the heat.
6. 6Once dry, remove the lid and turn off the heat. Leave the rice with the lid off for about 10 minutes so the extra moisture leaves. Then, mix the rice with a fork to fluff it up.
7. 7Add the almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds and mix them in.