Citrus Wild Rice Salad
Created by dienia b on August 6, 2022
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 1d
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #39265
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
- 12 ounces wild rice, uncooked,(2 cups)
- 2 cups orange juice
- 2 cups water
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ,to taste
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2 oranges, peeled ,cut into segments
- 1 grapefruit (peeled ,cut into segments)
- 1/2 cup pecans, toasted, chopped
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and onions in a medium saucepan
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Step 2: Sauté 4 minutes, until softened.
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Step 3: Add wild rice, orange juice, water and bay leaf season with salt to taste.
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Step 4: Cover and simmer very low 60 minutes, or until rice is tender but not overcooked (most of the rice grains will split open when done).make sure it doesn't burn
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Step 5: Remove from heat
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Step 6: Let stand covered 5 minutes.
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Step 7: Remove bay leaf from rice
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Step 8: And fluff with fork.
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Step 9: Transfer to a bowl.
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Step 10: Sprinkle with vinegar, 2 tablespoons olive oil.
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Step 11: Toss.
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Step 12: Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Step 13: Add cranberries and toss again.
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Step 14: Cover and refrigerate until chilled.(overnight)
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Step 15: Just before serving
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Step 16: Scatter citrus sections over rice.
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Step 17: Scatter chopped pecans over all.
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Step 18: Toss well
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (261.9 g)
- Calories 311.1
- Total Fat - 12.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.5 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 152.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 46.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.3 g
- Sugars - 12.7 g
- Protein - 7.6 g
- Calcium - 63.1 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 54.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg