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Fresh Orange, Dried Cherry, Wild Rice Salad with Turkey
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Ingredients
2 cups cooked wild rice (cooked with celery and onion)
1 cup fresh orange sections
½ cup diced celery
¼ cup finely mild red onion
½ cup Traina dried Tart Cherries (Cranberries or Apricots also work well)
½ lb roasted turkey, shredded Dressing ¼ cup orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 t vinegar
2 t water
1 t Dijon
1 t chopped fresh basil
3 t olive oil
Salt and pepper
Directions
Mix cooled rice together with orange segments, celery, onion, Dried Cherries (or other fruit), and turkey together in a bowl. Combine orange juice concentrate and remaining dressing ingredients. Whisk together and pour over turkey mixture. Cover and chill.
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Great Dipping Cookies
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Ingredients
½ cup butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 T orange zest
1 T orange-flavor liqueur
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1½ t baking powder
¼ t salt
1 t cinnamon
¼ cup diced Traina dried Cranberries or Traina Tart Cherries
¾ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
¼ cup chocolate pieces
Directions
Preheat oven to 350˚ Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Stir in the orange zest and orange liqueur. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Stir into the creamed mixture. Add fruit, nuts and chocolate. On a lightly floured surface, working with ½ the dough, roll each piece into a log approximately 1½” x 10” long. Bake logs on parchment paper lined cookie sheet for 20-25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes, then slice each log crosswise, at a diagonal into ½” slices. Return to baking sheet cut size down to toast for 10 minutes. Reverse cookie and return to oven to toast opposite side.
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Great Fruity Maple Granola
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Ingredients
4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
2 cups sliced almonds
¾ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup butter
½ cup maple syrup
1½ cups Traina sun-dried Apricots, diced
1 cup Traina sun-dried Cherries
1 cup Traina dried Cranberries
1 cup roasted, unsalted walnut pieces
Directions
Preheat oven to 350º F. Toss the oats, coconut, and almonds together in a large bowl.
Whisk together the oil, butter and maple syrup in a small bowl. Pour over the oat mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until the oats and nuts are coated.
Pour into a 13” X 18” X 1” silpat lined baking sheet. Bake at 350˚ for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove granola from the oven and allow to cool. Add the apricots, cherries, cranberries and walnuts.
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Sprinkle Traina Foods All-American Dried Fruit Blend on the top of mixed greens and sugared Pistachio nuts.
