Wild Rice - Fruit Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup wild rice
• 3 cups water
• 1 can chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups cut up cooked chicken or turkey
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 cup (or more) pineapple tidbits, drained
• 1 cup (or more) mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 cup green grapes
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup slivered, toasted almonds

Directions

The day before you want to serve the salad, combine wild rice, water, chicken broth and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until rice is cooked. Cool, refrigerate.

oil, orange juice, vinegar, pineapple, and mandarin oranges. Toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate.

Next day, combine the cooked rice and chicken mixture. Add the grapes, celery, mayonnaise, salt and almonds. Toss to combine.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: My Files
Submitted By: Joy Bowers
ebowers@matnet.com
Wild Rice - Fruit Salad