Colorful Wild Rice Salad

"A great salad or side dish and can be made ahead of time. Just take out of the refrigerator and serve. I got this recipe from my mother, who got it from a family friend, who got it from ??? Cook time includes refrigerator time (estimated)."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
8-10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook rice according to directions except do not add butter, oil or seasonings.
  • Drain well and refrigerate until completely cooled.
  • Add carrots and onions, mixing well.
  • Mix oil and vinegar and then add salt.
  • Pour dressing over rice, mixing thoroughly.
  • Add fruit and nuts.
  • Add honey and mix well.
  • Note: If dried fruit is plumped in warm water, drain before adding to rice.

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Reviews

  1. The red wine vinegar and wild rice was a great taste combination. I did not know if you meant 1-cup dry or cooked wild rice. So I cooked a 4-ounce box of rice, which after being cooked was 1 1/2 cups. I put everything together the night before but waited until it was time to serve to add the nuts. The raisins plumped up nicely since I made it the night before. Next time I want to make this using the dried cherries. Thank you Ducky, I will be taking this too many family gathering to come!!
     
  2. My oh my oh my!! Ducky, thank you so much for suggesting this recipe for the funeral I was in charge of food for. I made a double recipe of this and it was the MOST popular dish by farrrr... it went so fast people were complaining to me that they didn't get any and had heard such great things about it! This was delicious to say the least. I will be making this over and over and over... I have already promised several people I would bring this to their homes the next time I come over. I cannot thank you enough for this awesome recipe, and for being kind enough to suggest it in response to my funeral recipe plea. This would not have been more perfect! Dianne
     
  3. Fresh & colorful, I added celery & yellow pepper. I made it the night before for a potluck. Many, many compliments on this salad. Thank you for sharing-Delicious!!!
     
  4. Love it. Used an "Exotic Rice Blend" with a combination of wild and red rice. Delicious and so simple.
     
  5. This was delicious! The grocery did not have wild rice so I used Forbidden Rice which is kind of purple - that made it really colorful!!! The texture and taste were similar so all was fine. Everyone asked for your recipe and I was happy to share it. This would be great for my gluten free friends instead of pasta salad - or a potluck. Thank you!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Made this last night for a potluck, and it turned out great! I doubled the recipe for a larger crowd and used dried cherries and almonds in place of the nuts. It was a crowd-pleasing hit and will definitely make this again!
     
  2. This was very good. To save on time, I used those new Uncle Ben's "rice in a pouch" side dishes. I used crasins, and decided to use raspberry vinegar instead of red wine. This is a very healthy, good-carb side dish!
     

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Current (9/07) review criteria: 5: WOW! This is something with which to impress the guest! 4: We really liked this and will make it again. Instructions were easy to follow. 3: Good basic recipe but needs something to make it a 4 for us and/or there is a problem with instructions. 2: We didn't like the flavor/taste/texture and/or there is a major problem with the instructions. 1: Inedible for us.
 
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