Best Warm Orzo And Black Bean Salad With Smoked Turkey Recipes

SMOKED TURKEY AND BLACK BEAN SALAD

Smoked Turkey And Black Bean Salad image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories easy, lunch, quick, salads and dressings

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 15-ounce can no-salt-added black beans
8 ounces whole red pepper or 7 ounces chopped ready-cut red pepper (1 1/2 cups)
A few sprigs fresh cilantro to yield 1/4 cup chopped
2 ounces red onion or 1/4 cup chopped
1/2 to 1 whole jalapeño pepper
1 large clove garlic
8 ounces ripe tomato
6 ounces smoked turkey or smoked chicken in a chunk
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
2 teaspoons sweet-hot mustard
12 large basil leaves
1 small bunch arugula
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 slices country bread

Steps:

Wash and drain beans, and set aside.
Wash, seed and chop whole pepper; wash, dry and chop cilantro; chop onion; wash, seed and mince jalapeño; mince garlic, and wash tomato and coarsely dice it and smoked turkey.
Whisk together the oil, vinegar and mustard in a bowl large enough to hold all of the ingredients; stir in the beans and chopped ingredients.
Wash and julienne the basil leaves, and stir in.
Remove coarse stems from arugula, wash and dry and break into small pieces. Stir into salad, seasoning to taste with pepper. Mix all the ingredients well to coat with dressing. Serve with bread.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 558, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 69 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 22 grams, Protein 40 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 628 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams

WARM ORZO AND BLACK BEAN SALAD WITH SMOKED TURKEY

Warm Orzo and Black Bean Salad With Smoked Turkey image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories pastas, salads and dressings

Time 15m

Yield 3 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

8 ounces whole onion or 7 ounces chopped ready-cut (1 2/3 cups)
1 clove garlic
3 teaspoons olive oil
16 ounces whole red, green and yellow peppers or 14 ounces chopped ready-cut (4 cups)
1/2 cup dry sherry
1/2 cup frozen corn
1 cup uncooked pasta, preferably orzo
1 15-ounce can no-salt-added black beans
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
9 ounces smoked turkey breast

Steps:

Bring water for pasta to a boil.
Chop whole onion and garlic, and saute in one teaspoon of very hot oil in nonstick pan.
Wash, trim, seed and chop whole peppers; add to onions as they cook, and when onion begins to soften, add the sherry, reduce heat and continue cooking until peppers are soft. About two minutes before the peppers are ready, stir in the corn and cook just to heat through.
Meanwhile, drain the beans and rinse thoroughly.
Cook the pasta according to package directions.
Whisk the rest of the oil and the vinegar with the cumin, hot red pepper flakes and turmeric in a bowl large enough to hold all the ingredients.
Cut the turkey into small pieces, and add to the bowl along with the vegetables and beans.
When the pasta is cooked, drain and add to the bowl.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 509, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 77 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 15 grams, Protein 31 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 998 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams