This high-fiber wild rice, kale, and cranberry salad is simple, nourishing, and perfect for the holidays. Nutty wild rice pairs with tender raw kale, tart cranberries, and juicy mandarins to create a fresh, zesty balance. Serve it as a side dish for a holiday meal, or enjoy it as an easy lunch on the go—just wait to add the pecans until you’re ready to serve so they stay crunchy.
Ingredients
Rice
1 cups
wild rice
2 cups
water
1 pinches
sea salt
Salad:
¾ cups
raw pecans
roasted and chopped
2 cups
chopped
curly kale
2
satsuma mandarins
peeled and sectioned
2
green onions
thinly sliced
½ cups
dried cranberries
2 tablespoons
orange juice
2 tablespoons
balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoons
orange zest
(or mandarin zest)
¾ teaspoons
sea salt
