Fruity Chicken & Rice Salad

From Minute Rice pamphlet. I love the mixture of the brown rice with it's nutty flavor and the sweetness of the grapes and raisins and then adding the chicken - well it is a very healthy meal. Note: Allow at least one hour of refrigeration before serving!

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 5

Ingredients

• Dressing

• 1⁄3 cup red wine vinegar
• 2  tablespoons honey
• 1  tablespoon  oil
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• Salad

• 1 1⁄4 cups water
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups instant brown rice
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 2  cups chicken, cooked and diced
• 1  cup red seedless grapes
• 2  tablespoons  almonds, toasted and chopped
• 1  tablespoon parsley, chopped

Directions

1. For Dressing: Mix vinegar, honey, oil, sugar and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
2. For Salad: Bring water, carrots and raisins to a boil in a medium saucepan.
3. Stir in rice, return to a boil.
4. Cover and reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and stir. Recover and let stand another 5 minutes.
6. Place rice mixture into a pretty salad bowl and then add the chicken, grapes, almonds and parsley.
7. Top with honey dressing and toss.
8. Refrigerate at least one hour before serving.