Zizania Chicken Salad

Name: Zizania Chicken Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 serving(s)
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; 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

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"

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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

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.
Prepare Orange-Herb Dressing. Set aside.
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.

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Reviews

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

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