Harvest Turkey, Cranberry and Brown Rice Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped, or
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon, 1 to 1 1/2
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt, more or less to taste
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups brown rice, uncooked, (see note)
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 lb roasted smoked skinless turkey, cut in 1/2" dice
• 1 cup dried cranberries, soaked in hot water for 10 minutes & then drained & dried
• 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced
• 3/4 cup green seedless grape, halved
• 1 -1 1/2 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
• 1/2-2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated (from 2-3 oranges)
• to taste salt
• to taste black pepper, Freshly ground
• to taste lettuce greens (spinach, red leaf or Boston)
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon or 1 -1 1/2 tablespoon flat leaf parsley
• 1 orange, thinly sliced in alf rounds