Apricot Wild Rice Salad Recipes

MINNESOTA APRICOT WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, place wild rice. Add chicken broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 40 to 45 minutes or until rice is tender; drain. Transfer to a large bowl. Add green onions, apricots, sweet pepper, and cilantro; stir to combine.
• In a small bowl, stir together vinegar, orange juice, and honey. Using a wire whisk, slowly whisk in oil. Pour dressing over rice mixture; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and ground black pepper. Cover; chill at least 4 hours before serving. Store, covered, in refrigerator up to 4 days. Makes 8 side-dish servings.

WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse wild rice in a sieve under cold water, then combine with cold water to cover by 2 inches in a 5-quart pot. Simmer, covered, until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Make vinaigrette while wild rice is simmering:
• Whisk together juice, shallot, vinegar, mustard, and garlic. Gradually whisk in oil until emulsified and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook white rice:
• After wild rice has been simmering 20 minutes, boil white rice and 1 1/2 cups water in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, uncovered and undisturbed, until steam holes appear on surface, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to very low and cook, covered and undisturbed, 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Assemble salad:
• Rinse cooked wild rice in a sieve under cold water and drain. Stir together rices, vinaigrette, nuts, parsley, dried fruit, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve at room temperature.