Wild rice and fennel salad

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Grapes, orange juice and a handful of raisins add sweetness to a salad redolent with the earthy flavours of wild rice, chopped hazelnuts and a nut oil, herb and white wine vinegar dressing. It's high in fats, but they are the good mono- and polyunsaturated ones from hazelnuts and nut oil.

Patsy Jamieson, Diane Temple

Ingredients

Serves : 6

SALAD
1 cup wild rice blend
1 Lebanese cucumber, diced
1 bulb baby fennel, very thinly sliced
6 spring onions, thinly sliced
125 g seedless red grapes, halved
⅓ cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped
¼ cup raisins or sultanas
1 orange

To garnish: 4–6 sprigs fresh tarragon
DRESSING
3 sprigs fresh chervil
2 sprigs fresh tarragon
2 sprigs fresh parsley
⅓ cup hazelnut or walnut oil
3 teaspoons white wine vinegar
freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preparation:25min › Cook:25min › Ready in:50min

Cook rice according to the directions on the packet. Drain well and cool.
Combine cucumber, fennel, spring onions, grapes, hazelnuts, raisins or sultanas in a large bowl.
Grate in the rind of the orange.
To make the herb dressing, squeeze 2 tablespoons juice from the orange and pour into a small bowl. Finely chop the chervil, tarragon and parsley and add to the juice with the oil and vinegar. Whisk together then season to taste.
Mix rice with the salad vegetables and pour over the dressing.
Just before serving, garnish the salad with sprigs of tarragon.

tips

This salad can be made in advance and left to stand for 30 minutes before serving. The mix of fruit and nuts makes it an excellent accompaniment to game or chicken. * Nut oils are available in delicatessans. If you cannot find them, substitute with extra-virgin olive oil.

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