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Wild Rice Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

URL: https://detoxinista.com/wild-rice-salad/

Ingredients

The salad

  • 1 cup wild rice, rinsed
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup toasted pecans, roughly chopped
  • 2 celery ribs diced
  • 1 apple peeled, cored, and diced
  • ¼ cup roasted and salted pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
  • 2 green onions light and green parts, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley

The vinaigrette

  • ¼ cup fresh orange juice, from one orange
  • ½ teaspoon orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt (divided)

Cooking water

  • 4 cups water

Instructions

  1. Combine the wild rice, ¾ teaspoon of salt, and 4 cups of water in a medium saucepan.
  2. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 50 minutes.
  3. After 50 minutes, remove from heat and let it sit covered for an additional 10 minutes.
  4. Drain any excess water from the rice and let it cool.
  5. In a large bowl, whisk together the orange zest, orange juice, olive oil, vinegar, honey, mustard, pepper, and remaining ½ teaspoon of salt.
  6. Add the cooled rice, pecans, cranberries, parsley, celery, apple, pepitas, and green onions to the vinaigrette.
  7. Toss everything well to coat in the dressing and adjust seasoning to taste.
  8. Let the salad marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
6
Calories
357
Total fat
19g
Total carbohydrates
43g
Total protein
7g
Sodium
529mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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