Wild Rice Orange Salad With Pine Nuts Burgundy Vinaigrette Recipes

ORANGE AND PINE NUT WILD RICE

Steps:

• Plump raisins by placing them and the 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Heat until boiling, then cover and turn the heat off. Simmer these for about 6 minutes.
• Remove from heat, drain and allow to cool.
• Cook the rice according to package directions.
• Once cooked, place the rice, pine nuts, raisins, parsley, olive oil, orange rind, orange juice and pepper in a bowl and mix well.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese immediately before serving.

WILD RICE WITH PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Soften the shallot with the carrot in the butter in a saucepan. Add rice and two cups chicken stock. Cover and simmer gently. As the liquid dries, add more stock. The rice should take about an hour and is done when it is open and soft.
• Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts. Mix them into the rice, season and serve at once.

PINE NUT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place pine nuts on small cookie sheet. Toast until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Cool completely.
• Combine oil, vinegar, lemon juice, shallot and orange peel in bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in pine nuts. Transfer to cruet and seal. (Can be prepared up to 4 days ahead; refrigerate.) Serve at room temperature.

WILD RICE WITH DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS

Steps:

• Thinly slice scallions, separating white and green parts. In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring often, until soft, 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Add wild rice and cook according to package instructions.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine vinegar, dried cherries, and 2 tablespoons water. Bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce to a simmer and cook until vinegar is almost absorbed, 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and add rice mixture, scallion greens, and chopped pecans. Stir well to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse wild rice in a sieve under cold water, then combine with cold water to cover by 2 inches in a 5-quart pot. Simmer, covered, until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Make vinaigrette while wild rice is simmering:
• Whisk together juice, shallot, vinegar, mustard, and garlic. Gradually whisk in oil until emulsified and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook white rice:
• After wild rice has been simmering 20 minutes, boil white rice and 1 1/2 cups water in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, uncovered and undisturbed, until steam holes appear on surface, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to very low and cook, covered and undisturbed, 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Assemble salad:
• Rinse cooked wild rice in a sieve under cold water and drain. Stir together rices, vinaigrette, nuts, parsley, dried fruit, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve at room temperature.