Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries and Mint
Recipe from Vegetarian Times

Elliott Prag, a cooking instructor at New York's Natural Gourmet Institute, offers a culinary history lesson with this recipe. It calls for wild rice, dried cranberries, and maple syrup--all of them indigenous to North America.


Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries and Mint


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Ingredients
 
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  • 1/2  cup  olive oilOn Sale
  • 1/4  cup  orange juiceOn Sale
  • 2  tablespoons  grated orange zestOn Sale
  • 2  tablespoons  maple syrupOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  plus 1 teaspoon Dijon mustardOn Sale
  • 2    10.5-ounce packages fully cooked wild riceOn Sale
  • 1/2  cup  pine nuts (4 ounces)On Sale
  • 1/2  cup  dried cranberries (2 ounces)On Sale
  • 1/2  cup  fresh mint, finely choppedOn Sale
  • 2    green onions, white and green parts thinly sliced (1/4 cup)On Sale
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Directions
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Whisk together oil, orange juice, orange zest, maple syrup, and mustard in large bowl. Add rice, pine nuts, cranberries, mint, and green onions, and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition information
Calories 331, Total Fat 19.5 g, Saturated Fat 2.5 g, Sodium 359 mg, Carbohydrate 35 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 5 g, Sugars 9 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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How to Cook Wild Rice
When you thumb through cookbooks or surf the net looking for instructions on how to cook wild rice, you may be surprised to find out that wild rice isn't a rice at all, but instead a nutritious grain. In fact, it's the only cereal grain that's native to North America.

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