Zizania Chicken Salad

Submitted by joancole

"Found somewhere more than a dozen years ago while collecting main dish salad recipes for camping. Zizania aquatica is the Latin name for wild rice. It was an AP article http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19960911&id=Yv4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tOUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5126,1108776"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 cups cooked wild rice
• 2 cups boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
• 2 cups seedless grapes
• 1⁄4 cup celery, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup green onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

• ORANGE-HERB DRESSING

• 1⁄4 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaf, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

directions

1. To cook wild rice, rinse 1 cup wild rice. Bring wild rice and 4 cups water to a boil over high heat. Stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 50 minutes or until kernels puff and open. Makes about 3 cups cooked rice.
2. Prepare Orange-Herb Dressing. Set aside.
3. Mix warm, cooked wild rice with 2 tablespoons Orange-Herb Dressing; mix well and cool. Add remaining ingredients including remaining dressing. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until serving.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

Yum, this is a great salad! Lots of texture, colors, and flavor make it very appealing to the eye and palate. I omitted the salt by personal preference. Thanks for sharing! PAC Spring '13