Fresh & Fruity Wild Rice Chicken Salad

Love chicken salad? This wild rice chicken salad is a step above your normal version. Perfect summer main course salad. great for Picnics and potlucks, too.

Yes, summer is grilling season. But when you’re wanting something lighter, main dish salads are a great option. And a wonderful item to bring to potlucks and reunions. I love whipping up a main dish salad, and then eating it all week to make cooking less of a chore. Here is one of my favorite recipes I’ve been making for years. Everyone loves Fresh & Fruity Wild Rice Chicken Salad.

Fresh & Fruity Wild Rice Chicken Salad

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Wild Rice, a Minnesota Native

Wild rice is native to my state. It’s slightly nutty texture and mild flavor is perfect for many recipes. In the winter, we love to warm up with a bowl of Wild Rice Mushroom Soup.

The same unique texture makes this salad recipe special, along with the flavor of tarragon. We love the fruity taste, too. You can serve it on lettuce, or eat as is.

Ingredients

• 2+ cups cooked, shredded chicken (rotisserie makes it easy and adds flavor)
• 4 cups cooked and cooled wild rice (1 cup uncooked)
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 chopped red onion
• 1/2 small can water chestnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup peas (frozen/fresh)
• 1 cup mandarin orange segments
• 1+ cup red grape slices
• slivered almonds
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 2-3 Tb rice vinegar
• 1 Tb dried tarragon

Directions

1. Cook wild rice per package instructions (about an hour), let cool in frig.
2. Cut up chicken and all other ingredients.
3. Mix dressing: mayo, rice vinegar, tarragon.
4. Put wild rice, chicken, celery, onion, water chestnuts, and peas in large bowl. Pour over dressing and combine.
5. Gently add orange segments and grape slices at end.
6. Garnish with slivered almonds. Or add to whole salad.
7. Chill 3-4 hours for best flavor.

You can serve it on lettuce, if desired. Or just eat as is. Love it with freshly baked whole grain bread. (that I make with my own freshly milled flour; yum!)

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Let me know what you think, if you make this one for the first time! I’ll be sharing more of my favorite main dish salad recipes we love in the summer, soon.

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