Cold Wild Rice Salad

Cold Wild Rice Salad

This cold wild rice salad recipe features bell peppers, celery, cranberries, scallions, pine nuts, walnuts, and a rice wine vinegar-basil vinaigrette.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Calories
395 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Place rice in a large saucepan; discard seasoning packets. Add chicken broth; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Spread rice onto a baking sheet to cool.
Step 2
Add 2 teaspoons walnut oil to the same skillet; add walnuts. Toast until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes; add to pine nuts.
Step 3
Add cooled rice, bell peppers, celery, cranberries, and scallions to nuts; toss well.
Step 4
Toss rice salad with vinaigrette until coated. Chill before serving, 4 hours.
Step 5
Meanwhile, toast pine nuts in a dry skillet over low heat until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes; transfer to a large bowl.
Step 6
Place rice wine vinegar, basil, Dijon, garlic, and black pepper in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until blended. Slowly drizzle olive oil and ¼ cup walnut oil through the chute with the motor running until combined.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 cup minced celery
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, minced
  • 2 teaspoons walnut oil
  • 1 cup roughly chopped walnuts
  • 1 medium yellow bell pepper, minced
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, minced
  • 0.25 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 0.75 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 0.5 cup pine nuts
  • 0.5 cup thinly sliced scallions
  • 0.66666668653488 cup rice vinegar
  • 0.25 cup walnut oil
  • 8.5 cups chicken broth
  • 0.5 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
  • 4 (6 ounce) packages long grain and wild rice mix (such as Uncle Ben's®)

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