Wild Rice Chicken Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup raw wild rice
• 3 cups water
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 3 cups cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 bell pepper, diced
• 1 (10 ounce) bag frozen peas
• 1 cup dried cranberries or 1 cup craisins
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1/4 rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 rinse wild rice in cold water, drain.
• 2 put rice and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil; simmer for 45 minutes and then drain.
• 3 transfer to a bowl and toss with the lemon juice; cool.
• 4 add chicken, green onions, bell pepper, peas, and craisins.
• 5 toss with dressing; add a little at a time depending on how moist you want it.
• 6 cover and refridgerate.
• 7 just before serving add the almonds.