Recipe for Zizania Chicken Salad (Wild Rice) 
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Yield:
4 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
ORANGE HERB DRESSING ----------------
1/4 cup Fresh orange juice
2 tbl White-wine vinegar
2 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Grated orange peel
1 tsp Fresh thyme leaves
1/2 tsp Minced fresh rosemary leaves
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Bottled hot pepper sauce
----------------- SALAD ----------------
3 cup Cooked wild rice, still warm
1 x Skinless boneless chicken breast, cooked (2 cups cubed)
2 cup Seedless grapes
1/4 cup Chopped celery
1/4 cup Chopped green onions
2 tbl Chopped walnuts
2 tbl Chopped parsley
1/2 tsp Salt
Instructions:
Instructions: The salad gets its name from
*Zizania aquatica,* the Latin name for wild rice. Try with other rice varieties, like red basmati.

Prepare the wild rice and set aside to cool a bit.

Prepare the dressing. Mix warm rice with 2 tablespoons Orange-Herb Dressing. Set aside.

Poach or otherwise cook the chicken. Set aside to cool a bit. Cube into bite sized pieces.

Assemble the salad; toss with the remaining dressing. Serve chilled.

To make about 3 cups of cooked wild rice: rinse 1 cup wild rice. Bring wild rice and 4 cups water to a boil over high heat. Stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 50 minutes or until kernels puff and open.

Makes about 3
cups cooked rice.

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