The salad gets its name from *Zizania aquatica, * the Latin name for wild rice. Try with other rice varieties, like red basmati.
Prepare the wild rice and set aside to cool a bit.
Prepare the dressing. Mix warm rice with 2 tablespoons Orange-Herb Dressing. Set aside.
Poach or otherwise cook the chicken. Set aside to cool a bit. Cube into bite sized pieces.
Assemble the salad; toss with the remaining dressing. Serve chilled.
To make about 3 cups of cooked 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.
Printed in Riv Press-Enterprise 3 Oc 96. Pat H. McRecipe. (369 calories, 6.2 grams fat 72 milligrams cholesterol, 608 milligrams sodium.) Primary source not cited.
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