Wild Rice, Apple & Mushroom Salad with Spicy Pecans
Wild Rice, Apple & Mushroom Salad with Spicy Pecans
Ingredients
- 2 cups wild rice
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt divided
- 1 cup pecan halves toasted and chopped
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium leeks halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 12 ounce mushrooms sliced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
- 1 honeycrisp apple cored and diced
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
Instructions
- Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add rice and ¾ teaspoon salt, lower heat to maintain a gentle simmer, and cook, covered, until rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Drain excess liquid, if needed.
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, combine pecans, sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper, and 1 tablespoon water. Cook, stirring, until the sugar is melted and coats the pecans, 3-5 minutes. Pour pecans onto a parchment-lined baking sheet to cool.
- Add oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and rosemary and cook until softened, 5 minutes more.
- In a serving bowl. stir together rice, leeks and mushrooms, and apple. Taste and season with more salt if needed. Top with pecans and parsley.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Provided by Woodstock Foods