Рецепт Wild Rice Salad with dried Cherries and Pecans
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Hope all of you had a fun filled Thanksgiving weekend. Like always it felt really short and went by in a hurry. We had quite a busy weekend with family and friends -- lot of food and some shopping.
Here's a Wild rice salad recipe that I brought to the Thanksgiving party at our dear friends home. Recipe is from Cooking Light magazine. I tweaked it just a little bit to make it a little more tastier. It is colorful and festive looking. It is great addition to the holiday buffet table or as a filling weeknight meal.
Ingredients:
- 1cup
- Wild Rice
- 2cups
- Long grain Brown Rice (I used brown basmati)
- 1
- Large Leek, finely chopped
- 2
- Garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1
- Large Carrot, peeled and diced
- 1
- Medium Turnip, peeled and finely chopped
- 1tbsp
- Fresh Thyme, chopped
- ½cup
- Dried cherries
- ⅔cup
- Pecans, toasted and chopped
- 1tbsp
- Lemon juice
- To taste
- Salt & Pepper
- 3
- Green Onions, chopped
Method:
Cook Wild Rice: Thoroughly rinse and drain wild rice. Bring 4cups of water to a boil, add rice along with salt to taste. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until rice is tender. Drain the excess water, fluff the rice and keep aside.
Cook Brown Rice: Combine rice and 3cups of water. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer till all the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 25~30 minutes.
Heat 2tbsp olive oil in a large saute pan, add leeks, garlic and thyme. Cook for 3~4 minutes.
Next add carrot, turnip, salt and pepper. Cover and cook till the veggies are tender, about 6~8 minutes.
Add dried cherries, toasted pecans, wild rice and brown rice. Check and adjust the seasoning. Cover and cook for 3~4 minutes for the flavors to mingle. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Sprinkle the chopped green onions on top and serve warm or at room temperature.