Delicious rice salad with wild rice and basmati rice, spring onions, celery, peas, dried cranberries, pine nuts, in a sesame vinegar oil dressing.
Looking for a great summertime picnic salad for your next potluck? This wild rice salad is a winner!
It’s a combination of wild rice and white rice, simmered in broth and tossed with celery, toasted pine nuts, peas, dried cranberries, and a sesame oil-infused vinaigrette.
I don’t know about you, but I love rice salads. If you have a favorite, please let us know in the comments.
wild rice salad
Prepare the celery and onions while the rice is cooking to save time.
ingredients
-
1 Cup wild rice
-
1 Cup basmati or long grain rice
-
4 cups chicken broth
-
4 stems celerycut (approx 2 cups)
-
8th green onionscut (approx 1 Cup)
-
2 cups thawed frozen peas
-
1/2 Cup pine nuts
-
3/4 Cup dried cranberries
-
salt and pepper
-
1/4 Cup Extra virgin olive oil
-
2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
-
1 teaspoon sugar
-
2 tablespoon dark sesame oil
method
-
Cook rice:
Pour the chicken broth into a medium saucepan. Add the wild rice, bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover. Let cook for 25 minutes.
After 25 minutes sprinkle the basmati or long grain rice on top. Bring back to the boil and simmer over low heat. Cook for another 15-20 minutes until the rice is done. (If there is still liquid in the pot, uncover the pot and boil.)
Remove from the stove and let rest covered for 10 minutes.
Fluff up with a fork. Spread the rice on a large baking sheet to cool quickly.
-
Roast pine nuts:
Heat a small pan over medium-high heat. Add the pine nuts. Cook, stirring frequently, until lightly toasted. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and let cool.
-
Make the dressing:
Whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar and sesame oil.
-
Toss rice with salad ingredients and dressing:
In a large bowl, gently mix together the cooled cooked rice, chopped celery, scallions, peas, dried cranberries, pine nuts, and dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste if needed.
Chill completely before serving.
| nutritional information (per serving) | |
|---|---|
| 259 | calories |
| 14g | Fat |
| 29g | carbohydrates |
| 6g | protein |
