Wild Rice-Turkey Salad Recipe







Ingredients:

1/2 cup Wild rice
1 1/2 cup Water
2 cup Turkey, cooked chopped
1 cup Celery, chopped
1/2 cup Sweet red pepper, Chopped
-(optional)
1/3 cup Raisins
1 Apple, chopped
1/4 cup Green onions, chopped
1/4 cup Olive oil
2 tbsp Red or white wine vinegar
1/4 tsp Black pepper
1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg
2 tbsp Fresh parsley leaves
-chopped
Chopped pecans, for garnish


Instructions:

Cook the rice in the water until tender, about 50 minutes. Cut the
turkey into bite-size pieces. Combine all the ingredients ina bowl
and toss. cover and chill until ready to serve. Sprinkle on the
pecans just before serving.

1/4 recipe = 422 calories 3 lean meat, 1 bread, 1 1/2 fruit, 2 fat
exchanges 42 grams carbohydrate, 24 grams protein, 18 grams fat 344 mg
sodium, 503 mg potassium,
54 mg cholesterol

Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986
Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93

My note: I'd probably make this with regular rice, vegetable oil,
regular vinegar (or a lower calorie dressing), 2 tsp dry parsley and
chopped almonds.

Servings: 4


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