Wild Rice-sweet Potato Salad With Pears

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1 cup diced peeled sweet potato
• 1 1/3 cups peeled bartlett pears, cored and diced (about 2 pears)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup diced yellow bell pepper
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons apple cider
• 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons thawed orange juice concentrate
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
• 1 garlic clove, minced

Recipe

• 1 for salad, bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. add wild rice, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour or until tender. set aside.
• 2 cook sweet potato in boiling water 5 minutes or until tender. drain and rinse under cold water. set aside.
• 3 combine pear and lemon juice in a large bowl and toss to coat. add cooked wild rice, sweet potato, pepper, onions, sesame seeds, and salt. toss together.
• 4 for dressing, combine vinegar, apple cider, sesame oil, orange juice concentrate, sage and garlic in a small bowl and whisk well. pour over rice salad and toss to coat.