Wild Rice Mandarin Salad

Submitted by kowkin

"I adapted this off of recipe #430432 to make something similar to a rice salad I had on a flight home from Mexico this spring. It turned out great posting it here for safe keeping."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup wild rice
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted shelled pistachio, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
• 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries
• 2 tablespoons celery, diced
• 2 tablespoons red onions, diced
• 1⁄4 cup green onion, chopped

• Dressing

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄8 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄8 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper

directions

1. 1. Cook rice according to package directions (omit butter and salt) and chill
2. 2. Mix together all dressing ingredients except oil.
3. 3. Add oil to dressing mixture refrigerate until ready to use.
4. 4. Add remaining salad ingredients to chilled rice and toss to mix
5. 5. Add dressing to salad and refrigerate until ready to serve
6. I made this the day ahead and it tasted great the second day.

Reviews

[Evangline P.]

Oh my goodness. This is the best wild rice salad recipe ever! Very fresh and not overly sweet. The pistachios make a huge difference over pecans. Will definitely make again!