Fruity-Nutty Wild Rice and Turkey Salad
- 1 1/4 cups instant wild rice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 2 1/4 cups diced, cooked roast turkey
- 2 navel oranges, peeled, halved horizontally, and separated into segments
- 1 unpeeled Granny Smith apple, cored and diced
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2/3 cup orange juice
- Combine the rice, 1/4 cups of water and the salt in a heavy 2-quart Dutch oven.
- Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Cover and reduce the heat so that the water simmers.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir well.
- Turn off the heat and let sit for 5 minutes.
- While the rice is cooking, combine the turkey, oranges, apple, cranberries, and hazelnuts in a serving bowl.
- In a small bowl, blend the mayonnaise and orange juice.
- When the rice is done, drain off any unabsorbed liquid and toss it into the salad.
- Stir in the dressing and add salt to taste, if needed.
rice, salt, turkey, oranges, apple, cranberries, hazelnuts, mayonnaise, orange juice
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/fruity-nutty-wild-rice-and-turkey-salad (may not work)