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Wild Rice Salad

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Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Florence Jacoby, Granite Falls, Minnesota

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Oct. 22, 2022

Since I spend part of my summers in northern Minnesota near the wild rice fields. I have tried many recipes featuring this delicious, nutty-flavored grain in the past 46 years. This salad is often requested by family and friends! —Florence Jacoby, Granite Falls, Minnesota

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Wild Rice Salad

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Prep Time 25 min
Yield 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked wild rice
  • Seasoned salt, optional
  • 2 cups diced cooked chicken
  • 1-1/2 cups halved green grapes
  • 1 cup sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • 3/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 1 cup cashews, optional
  • Lettuce leaves
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Directions

  1. Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt or substituting seasoned salt if desired. Drain well; cool to room temperature. Spoon into a large bowl; add chicken, grapes, water chestnuts and mayonnaise. Toss gently with a fork. Cover and chill.
  2. Just before serving, add cashews if desired. Serve on lettuce leaves or line a bowl with lettuce leaves and fill with salad.
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