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Wild Rice Salad Recipe


Wild Rice Salad Recipe
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The BEST of Mary York's best salads, IMHO.. the melding of flavors builds during its overnight stay in your fridge. I made this for Ed's 60th party. Mary & Tom made the long trip from State College for the festivities. When Mary saw the salad she... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup wild rice
  • 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
  • 1 clove garlic, whole
  • 6 scallions, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup mushrooms, chopped (your choice)
  • 6 slices bacon, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup green, pimento stuffed olives, chopped
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoons dried marjoram
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Directions
  1. Soak the rice overnight in cold water.
  2. Simmer in stock with garlic clove, covered, for 25 to 30 minutes.
  3. **Will be almost dry.
  4. Discard the garlic.
  5. Saute scallions in butter.
  6. When scallions soften, add chopped mushrooms and stir to coat.
  7. Add mixture to the rice.
  8. Toss.
  9. Add the bacon, olives, oil, vinegar, marjoram & salt and pepper.
  10. Toss.
  11. Cover salad.
  12. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
  13. Toss and serve.

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Very interesting recipe. What was served with this?


A very,very good rice recipe...this can eatten as is, 5pts...and thanks


Excellent recipe - bookmarked and a high 5!


This was a Penn State tailgate dish, otter. I can't recall what other foods there were that day probably because there were so MANY other foods there! It's delicious.


Oh, you will not be disappointed in this one! Hope you enjoy it, linc AND frodo. Have a great Thanksgiving, my friends.
Lorraine


I've been looking for some good wild rice recipes. I will definitely tag this one (maybe sub something for the bacon). Thanks so much!


This is a definite keeper, missi. Probably you could substitute for the bacon or just leave it out altogether. I'm happy that you like it! Thanks for your five.
Lorraine


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