This wild rice and cranberry salad recipe is full of great fresh flavours to complement a rich meat dish.
Ingredients
- 25g butter
- 200g wild rice
- 750ml vegetable stock, hot
- 50g dried cranberries
- 100g fresh or frozen cranberries (defrosted)
- Pared zest and juice of 1 orange
- 150g basmati rice, rinsed
- Bunch of spring onions, chopped
- Large bunch of fresh flatleaf parsley, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Method
- 1. Melt the butter in a large pan, add the wild rice, stirring to coat, then pour in the stock. Add the dried and fresh/frozen cranberries and the orange zest. Cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes until the rice is tender and the stock is absorbed. Set aside to cool.
- 2. Meanwhile, put the basmati rice in another pan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes until the rice has absorbed all the water and is tender and fluffy. Set aside to cool.
- 3. When both types of rice are cool, fluff them up with a fork and tip into a serving bowl. Fold through the spring onions, parsley, olive oil and a splash of orange juice, then season. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more orange juice or olive oil to taste.
Nutritional info
Per serving: 349kcals, 10.2g fat (3.2g saturated), 11.1g protein, 50.3g carbs, 4.2g sugar, 0.7g salt