Looking for a turkey salad? Here’s one packed with brown rice, romaine lettuce, bell pepper, jicama and green onion – a flavorful side dish.
Turkey Rice and Romaine Salad
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 14
- Servings 10
Ingredients
Salad
- 3 cups uncooked instant brown rice
- 3 1/4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 lb. smoked turkey breast, cut into 1x1/4x1/4-inch strips (2 cups)
- 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 2x1/4-inch strips
- 1 1/2 cups thin jicama strips (about 2 inches long)
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
- 10 cups torn romaine lettuce
Dressing
- 2/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Step1Cook rice in water as directed on package omitting margarine and salt. In very large bowl, toss cooked rice with lemon juice. Spread in 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Place in freezer for 15 minutes or in refrigerator for 1 hour to chill quickly.
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Step2When rice is cold, return to large bowl. Stir in all remaining salad ingredients.
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Step3In small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients; beat with wire whisk until blended. Pour dressing over salad mixture; toss lightly to coat.
Nutrition
220
Calories
9g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
28g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 1/4 Cups
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 440mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 28g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 40%
- 40%
- Vitamin C
- 60%
- 60%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat;
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