vegetarian wild rice recipes?

[ChowHappy]

i have run out of wild rice uses! all the recipes I find call for bacon or some similar animal product. any ideas? thanks all!

[OnceUponABite]

I treat it as I would couscous or other grain bases salady things.

I combine them with any or all of the following:
carmalized onions, chopped nuts, scallions, raisins, dried cranberries, capers, chopped herbs, lemon juice, evoo, and to add more flavor in leu of bacon, use melted butter!

[piccola]

You can make some great veggie fritters by mixed cooked wild rice, red onion, and corn (roasted is best) into batter, then shallow-frying.

[pamd]

I've made this recipe of Paula's a bunch of times, it's very good. It yields a ton of dressing, too much for my taste, so be cautious when adding it.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recip...

[intuitive eggplant]

I tried that Paula recipe recently and was pleased with the flavors and colors. Concur that it makes way too much dressing. I used frozen peas, not canned (yuck).

On the Native American front, here is a wonderful resource:
http://nativechefs.com/

Meanwhile, here is one of my tried and true's. I often make it without the bacon.

Cold Rice-Spinach Salad (Serves 8 or more

)

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained and dried (or comparable amount of fresh spinach)
3 c. cooked wild rice
1 1/2 c. cooked white or brown rice
1/2 c. toasted slivered almonds
4 green onions, sliced
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Toss with dressing (below) and refrigerate at least 3 hrs or overnight. Serve cold or at room temp. (You may not need the entire batch of dressing depending on how wet or dry the rice/spinach combination ends up.)

Dressing

1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 T. vinegar
2 T. soy sauce
1 t. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
Optional: A few drops sesame oil and chopped fresh ginger

[pamd]

I actually use frozen as well instead of canned. Also, I use red pepper instead of green, as I don't care for green.

[kare_raisu]

I haven't searched into it, but I know that wild rice was a traditional foodstuff of the Upper Great Lakes Native Americans.

A google search for their recipes may yield results.

Any help on the name of tribe in the Duluth or Lake Superior region would be appreciated. (Sioux?)