Sesame Turkey Rice Salad

Name: Sesame Turkey Rice Salad
Yield: Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tbsp (15 mL) sesame seeds; 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil; 2 cups (500 mL) cooked basmati rice; 1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar snap peas or snow peas; ½ cucumber, sliced; 1 spring onion, sliced; 1 head Boston lettuce, torn; 1 cup (250 mL) sliced turkey breast; 4 tbsp (60 mL) chicken stock; 1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil; 2 tbsp (30 mL) red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp (15 mL) soy sauce; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) paprika

Translated as “queen of fragrance,” basmati rice has been grown for thousands of years. A long-grained rice with a fine texture, its perfumy, nutlike flavor and aroma is echoed by the richness of toasted sesame seeds in this quick-and-easy salad.

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Yield

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

1 tbsp (15 mL) sesame seeds
1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
2 cups (500 mL) cooked basmati rice
1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar snap peas or snow peas
½ cucumber, sliced
1 spring onion, sliced
1 head Boston lettuce, torn
1 cup (250 mL) sliced turkey breast
4 tbsp (60 mL) chicken stock
1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil
2 tbsp (30 mL) red wine vinegar
1 tbsp (15 mL) soy sauce
1/4 tsp (1 mL) paprika

Directions

In small pan, toast sesame seeds in vegetable oil until golden.
In large bowl, add rice, peas, cucumber, onion, lettuce, turkey and sesame seeds; mix to combine.
In separate bowl, whisk stock, sesame oil, vinegar, soy sauce and paprika. Drizzle over salad and toss.

Sesame Turkey Rice Salad

Ingredients

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