1. Home
  2. Best Recipes

Persimmon Wild Rice Salad and Maple Dressing
A tasty, healthy side side dish
Nov 3, 2015 | 3:27 pm
By
Contributor
wild rice salad

Photo courtesy of Haley Whitley.

Throwing together nutrient-rich ingredients has never been so easy and delicious. Pair this with lean turkey and you have the perfect combination of protein, fiber, carbohydrates, and healthy fats.

4
Servings
343
Calories Per Serving
Deliver Ingredients

Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • Cup olive oil
  • 3 Tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon shallot, minced
  • 1 Teaspoon fresh lemon zest
  • Teaspoon pepper

For the salad:

  • 3 Cups cooked wild rice
  • Cup arugula
  • 2 Fuyu persimmon
  • Cup shelled pistachios
  • Cup maple dressing

Directions

For the dressing:

Combine all the dressing ingredients together in a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake vigorously. Store in the pantry.

For the salad:

Toss the salad ingredients together and add the dressing.  

Nutritional Facts

Total Fat
3g
4%
Sugar
7g
8%
Cholesterol
3mg
1%
Carbohydrate, by difference
69g
53%
Protein
7g
15%
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
1mg
1%
Calcium, Ca
45mg
5%
Choline, total
3mg
1%
Fiber, total dietary
3g
12%
Folate, total
1µg
0%
Iron, Fe
1mg
6%
Magnesium, Mg
82mg
26%
Manganese, Mn
3mg
100%
Phosphorus, P
205mg
29%
Selenium, Se
1µg
2%
Sodium, Na
56mg
4%
Water
100g
4%
Zinc, Zn
2mg
25%
More from USDAHave a question about the nutrition data?Let us know.

Persimmon Shopping Tip

Buying fruits in season when they are at the peak of their freshness make for great tasting food and can save you money.

Persimmon Cooking Tip

Don’t throw out your overripe fruit – instead blend into a smoothie or salad dressing, add to muffin batter, bake into a cobbler, or boil down with sugar and a little lemon juice to make jam.