Wild Rice Turkey Salad
I tasted a wonderful wild rice and chicken salad at a restaurant during a stay at our cabin, so I developed this recipe using turkey when I returned home.6-7 ServingsPrep: 10 min. + chilling
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked wild rice
- 3 cups cubed cooked turkey
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
- 1/3 cup chopped celery
- 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained and halved
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- 1 cup cashews, divided
- 1 cup halved seedless red grapes
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the rice, turkey, onions, celery and water
- chestnuts. Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, salt, pepper and
- dill; pour over salad and gently stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate
- for at least 2 hours.
- Coarsely chop 3/4 cup cashews. Just before serving, stir the grapes
- and chopped cashews into salad. Garnish with remaining cashews.
- Yield: 6-7 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1-1/2 cups) equals 544 calories, 35 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 68 mg cholesterol, 661 mg sodium,