Wild Rice Salad with Smoked Turkey

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The most time-consuming aspect of this recipe is cooking the wild rice. If you are short on time, you can cook the rice a day or two ahead of time.

Preparation facts

Servings: 4

Yield: 8 cups (1.9L)

Ingredients

6 cups (1.4L) water

1 cup (200g) wild rice, uncooked

1/2 lb (230g) smoked turkey breast, diced

1 cup (150g) celery, diced

1/2 cup (75g) dried cranberries

8 lettuce leaves

2 Tbs (20g) hazelnuts, toasted and chopped

Dressing:

1/4 cup (60mL) orange juice, frozen concentrate, thawed

2 Tbs (30mL) fresh lemon juice

1 Tbs (15mL) olive oil

1 Tbs (15mL) water

2 tsp (10g) Dijon mustard

1 tsp (5mL) Worcestershire sauce

Directions

Bring water to a boil in a medium sauce pan and stir in wild rice. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally. Cook for 1 hour or until tender. Drain and cool.

Place rice, turkey, celery, and cranberries in a bowl and mix together.

Prepare dressing: combine orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, water, mustard, and Worcester sauce in a bowl; stir well. Pour over rice mixture; toss well. Cover and chill.

Serve on a lettuce leaf. Sprinkle with toasted hazelnuts.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Calories 484

Calories from Fat 71 (15%)

% Daily Value*

13%Total Fat 8g

5%Saturated Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 4.4g

9%Cholesterol 27mg

36%Sodium 872mg

78%Potassium 2717mg

28%Total Carbohydrate 84g

78%Dietary Fiber 19.5g

Sugars 18g

Sugar Alcohols 0g

63%Protein 31g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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