Sesame Orange Wild Rice Salad With Chicken and Dried Cherries
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 cup wild rice
- 2⁄3 cup orange juice
- 1⁄2 cup dried cherries
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot, minced
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced & mashed into paste
- 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed
- 3 scallions
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- spinach leaves
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
directions
- Rinse rice and combine with 1 teaspoon salt and 4 cups of water in a saucepan. Bring to simmer, cover, and cook over medium-low flame 40-45 minutes until rice is tender but not fully cooked.
- Combine orange juice, dried cherries, vinegar, mustard, ginger root and garlic in a large bowl. Whisk in sesame oil a little at a time.
- Drain rice, return to pot, and place over medium heat. Stir while remaining moisture is absorbed.
- Add rice and chicken to cherry mix & toss. Let stand at room temperature, tossing occasionally, 30-60 minutes before serving.
- Cut scallions & stir into salad. Season with salt and pepper.
- Arrange spinach leaves in pattern on individual places. Pile wild rice salad in center of each plate and garnish with toasted sesame seeds.
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