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Cherry Wild Rice Salad Recipe

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While touring Door County, I sampled this salad. As soon as I got home, I wrote the lady who'd made it requesting the recipe. The mix of rice, vegetables and orchard-fresh fruit is a tasty way to remember Wisconsin's premier cherry-growing area.

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6-8 Servings
Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Ingredients

2 cups fresh snow peas, halved
2 cups cooked wild rice
1 cup cooked long grain rice
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup chopped green onions
DRESSING:
6 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons canola oil
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
4-1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 to 2 garlic cloves, peeled
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
3/4 cup cashew halves, toasted

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. For dressing, in a blender, combine the sugar, oil, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and ginger; cover and process until blended.
Pour over rice mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Just before serving, stir in the cashews. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 355 calories, 17 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 188 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Cherry Wild Rice Salad published in Country Woman November/December 2005, p39

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