Millet pilaf with cranberries, sweet potatoes, and thyme
5
Points®
Total time: 42 min • Prep: 12 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
This fall-flavored pilaf makes for a hearty side dish or a larger serving as a vegetarian lunch option, combining the ancient seed millet with sautéed sweet potato and sweet dried cranberries. If you haven't tried millet yet, give it a go. Toasting it before cooking brings out a delicious, nutty, almost popcorn-like flavor. It has a light texture, and because of its small size, cook relatively quickly in about 20 minutes. Sweet potato skin is edible, tender, and can add texture, but use a vegetable peeler to remove it if you’d like to before dicing. You will need about six scallions to yield enough for this recipe.
Ingredients
Uncooked millet
¾ cup(s)
Water
2 cup(s)
Kosher salt
1½ tsp, divided
Olive oil
4 tsp, divided
Uncooked sweet potato
1 large, fresh, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
Scallions
¾ cup(s), chopped or sliced, sliced
Fresh thyme
2 tsp, fresh, chopped
Black pepper
¼ tsp, freshly ground, or to taste
Dried cranberries
¼ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add millet; cook, stirring frequently, until millet looks and smells toasted, about 4 minutes.
2
Transfer millet to a medium saucepan. Add water and 1 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer and cook until millet is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes; cook, stirring frequently, until tender and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in scallions, thyme, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, stirring, until scallions soften, about 1 minute.
4
When millet is finished cooking, remove from heat and stir in cranberries; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Add millet and cranberries to skillet with potato mixture; stir. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and toss to mix and coat. Yields about 3/4 cup per serving.
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