Cracked Wheat Fruit Salad

Ingredients

• 3 cups apple cider 
• 2 small apples cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1.5 cups bulghur wheat 
• 8 ounce dates pitted sliced
• 2 tablespoons honey 
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon 
• 2 teaspoons orange rind grated
• 2  oranges 
• 0.5 cup pecans chopped
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• sieve

Directions

1. Bring cider to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir in bulghur wheat. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 2 hours.
2. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer, pressing with back of spoon; discard cider.
3. Transfer bulghur wheat to a bowl. Stir in apple chunks, orange sections, and dates.
4. Whisk oil and next 3 ingredients until blended; pour over salad, and toss gently. Chill.
5. Bake pecans in a shallow pan at 350, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until toasted; cool. Stir into salad, and serve immediately.