Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries and Pecans

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown rice rice mix wild
• 2.3 cups water (see package instructions)
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup cranberries dried
• 0.5 cup pecans toasted chopped ( or un-toasted, your choice)
• 0.3 cup green onions sliced
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin 
• 1 teaspoon orange peel grated
• 4 servings salt and pepper freshly ground

Equipment

• bowl
• stove

Directions

1. Make the rice: Use the amount of water for the rice according to instructions on the rice package. Typically straight brown rice is a 1:2 ratio of rice to water. Straight wild rice is a ratio of 1:3 of wild rice to water. For this brown rice wild rice mix that I got from a bin (no package) I used a ratio of 1 cup of rice to 2 1/3 cups of water.
2. Bring rice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and water to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 50 minutes. Do not stir. Do not uncover.
3. Remove from stove and let sit, covered for 10 minutes.
4. Then uncover, fluff up with a fork, and let cool to almost room temperature.
5. Mix the rice with the dried cranberries, pecans, green onions: In a medium sized serving bowl, mix the rice, cranberries, pecans, and green onions together.
6. Make the dressing: In a separate jar, mix the lemon juice, olive oil, orange peel, and salt and pepper to taste.
7. Just before serving, mix dressing in with the rice mixture.
8. Serve warm, chilled, or room temperature.