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Apple Wild Rice Salad

[heart_this] · Nov 22, 2008 · 22 Comments

Apple Wild Rice Salad

While I was eating my roasted pork tenderloin with apple gravy on apple wild rice I was reminded of the waldorf salad that I had recently enjoyed. One thought led to another and I was thinking about a wild rice salad with crisp fresh chunks of apple. The wild rice would have to be cooked in apple cider and chicken stock again to add all of that flavour. Crunchy celery, sweet raisins and toasted walnuts would also have to be a part of the salad. I was thinking of a simple oil and vinegar based dressing made with walnut oil and cider vinegar and a touch of maple syrup to balance it out. With apples and raisins in the salad it only seemed fair to invite cinnamon to the party. The apple wild rice salad turned out really nicely. I left the dressing rather tart and I quite enjoyed the contrasting sweetness of the apples and the raisins. Overall all of the ingredients worked really well together in the salad. I could not wait for the rice to cool down so I enjoyed it warm the day and the leftovers were good right from the fridge. I am looking forward to using wild rice again.

Apple Wild Rice Salad

Apple Wild Rice Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 6
ingredients
  • 1 cup wild rice (cooked in apple cider rand chicken or vegetable stock)
  • 1 apple (cored and chopped)
  • 1 stalk celery (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon raisins (or dried cranberries)
  • 1 tablespoon walnuts (toasted and chopped)
  • 1 clove garlic (grated)
  • 1 tablespoon walnut oil (or olive oil)
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup (or honey)
  • 1 dash cinnamon
directions
  1. Mix everything in an bowl.
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Food, Gluten-free, Maple, Recipe, Rice, Salad, Side Dish, Vegetarian, Whole Grains

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Comments

  1. Jeanine says

    November 22, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    Wow, those sound like fantastic flavour combinations! Well done!

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  2. meeso says

    November 22, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    That is a gorgeous and healthy salad!

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  3. Steph says

    November 23, 2008 at 12:21 am

    I love the flavour and texture combintations! It’s such a pretty salad!

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  4. Alexa says

    November 23, 2008 at 1:39 am

    That sounds like a great mixture of textures and flavors… the perfect cold weather salad!

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  5. Amber says

    November 23, 2008 at 3:31 am

    Kevin, this has been a very creative meal. I love wild rice because you can do so much with it and it just sort of molds to whatever you do.

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  6. Elra says

    November 23, 2008 at 3:33 am

    Nice combination of flavor and texture. Sweet, crunchy, and a bit of tanginess from the cider vinegar. hmmm, I think this is the kind of light and healthy, yet satisfying meal that I’ve been looking for.

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  7. ttfn300 says

    November 23, 2008 at 4:22 am

    love it! i’ve been meaning to do a waldorf with wheat berries, so this is right up my alley 🙂

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  8. nicole says

    November 23, 2008 at 6:01 am

    Where do you come up with all this good food.

    Reply
  9. Pearl says

    November 23, 2008 at 8:30 am

    wow! looks great! and i love the fresh bites of apple!

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  10. giz says

    November 23, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Wild rice is such a winner and you’ve created a really interesting combination

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    November 23, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    That looks amazing – I think I’ll have to make this!

    Thanks for the recipe Kevin!

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  12. diva says

    November 23, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    thank you kevin for posting this! i really wanted a wild rice salad recipe and this is it 🙂 x

    Reply
  13. Lori Lynn says

    November 23, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    Like your festive placemat Kevin.
    Nice salad too.

    Reply
  14. Andrea says

    November 24, 2008 at 2:06 am

    Nice of you to invite cinnamon! Now I just have to figure out how to get an invite myself 😉

    Reply
  15. Melissa says

    November 24, 2008 at 2:20 am

    Wow! Sounds and looks very flavorful!

    Reply
  16. Cheryl says

    November 24, 2008 at 3:05 am

    What a great idea, great combination

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  17. Katrina says

    November 24, 2008 at 3:13 am

    Your food always leaves me speechless. All I can say is Yum!

    Reply
  18. Mrs Ergül says

    November 24, 2008 at 3:40 am

    This will be great for a weekday lunch!

    Reply
  19. Beachlover says

    November 24, 2008 at 9:28 am

    rice as salad?…hmmm what a creative idea to combine those together!.

    Reply
  20. Jan says

    November 26, 2008 at 1:44 am

    Great sounding salad, Kevin. Lots of flavors happening in this one.

    Reply
  21. Seamuffin says

    November 26, 2008 at 5:13 am

    That looks (and sounds) delicious! Definitely going in the recipe box as one to try. 🙂

    Reply
  22. Jeanne says

    December 9, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    Mmm, I love the textures you have going on here – the nutty chewiness of the rice and the crisp apples.

    Reply

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