Wild Rice & Roasted Apple Salad with Dijon Dressing Recipe - Petite Panini

Ingredients

• 1 cup wild rice (uncooked) rinsed
• 3 cups water or vegetable broth
• 2 medium apples (Honeycrisp or Pink Lady) cored, sliced into wedges
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon
• 0.25 tsp salt
• 1 cup baby arugula
• 0.5 cup toasted pecans roughly chopped
• 0.25 cup dried cranberries unsweetened or sweetened
• 0.25 cup crumbled goat cheese optional, for creaminess
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1.5 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard smooth or grainy
• 1 tsp maple syrup or honey
• 0.25 tsp freshly ground black pepper