Wild Rice Salad

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Wild Rice Salad

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Ingredients:


1 box	wild rice - (6 oz)
1/2 cup	long-grain white rice
1 cup	chopped celery
1/2 cup	chopped green onion
1/2 cup	dried currants
1/2 cup	dried cherries
1/2 cup	toasted slivered almonds
1/2 tsp	salt
40 ml	lemon juice
40 ml	fig balsamic vinegar
	Watercress for serving

Method:

Bring 2 3/4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the wild rice, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed. Fluff the rice and spoon it into a bowl.

While the wild rice is cooking, bring 1 cup of water to boil in a small saucepan. Add the long-grain white rice, cover and cook until the rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Fluff rice and lightly stir it into the cooked wild rice. Stir the celery, green onion, currants, cherries, almonds and salt into the rice. Drizzle over the lemon juice and balsamic vinegar and toss until everything is evenly coated. Cover and chill 1 hour to develop the flavors. Spoon it onto a bed of watercress to serve.

This recipe yields 5 cups.

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