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Title: Wild Rice-Turkey Salad
Categories: Diabetic, Salads, Poultry, Rice
Yield: 4 Servings

1/2 c Wild rice;
1 1/2 c Water;
2 c Turkey; cooked chopped
1 c Celery; chopped
1/2 c Sweet red pepper; Chopped
-(optional)
1/3 c Raisins;
1 Apple; chopped
1/4 c Green onions; chopped
1/4 c Olive oil;
2 tb Red or white wine vinegar;
1/4 ts Black pepper;
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg;
2 tb Fresh parsley leaves;
-chopped
Chopped pecans; for garnish

Cook the rice in the water until tender, about 50 minutes. Cut the
turkey into bite-size pieces. Combine all the ingredients ina bowl
and toss. cover and chill until ready to serve. Sprinkle on the
pecans just before serving.

1/4 recipe = 422 calories 3 lean meat, 1 bread, 1 1/2 fruit, 2 fat
exchanges 42 grams carbohydrate, 24 grams protein, 18 grams fat 344 mg
sodium, 503 mg potassium, 54 mg cholesterol

Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986
Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93

My note: I'd probably make this with regular rice, vegetable oil,
regular vinegar (or a lower calorie dressing), 2 tsp dry parsley and
chopped almonds.

File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/diabetic.zip