Cold Wild Rice Apple Salad
This light, flavorful Cold Wild Rice Apple Salad is teeming with bright freshness, and perfect for any backyard cookout or family dinner. The combination of crunchy apples, chewy wild rice, and honey Dijon dressing will make it a show stopper!
Servings: 12
Calories: 86kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cup cooked wild rice
- ½ cup Celery diced
- 1 medium Apple seeded and diced
- ½ cup Peas frozen, thawed
- ½ small Red onion diced
- 3 Green onions sliced thin
- ½ cup Pecans chopped
Honey Dijon Salad Dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 ts honey
- ¾ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
Instructions
Prepare Honey Dijon Salad Dressing
- If you need to cook wild rice, add 1 ½ cup wild rice to a rice cooker with 3 cups water and 1 teaspoon of salt. Allow to cool completely before making the salad. Prepare the salad dressing and chill in the refrigerator so that flavors can marry together.¼ cup olive oil, 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 ts honey, ¾ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Combine the salad dressing ingredients in a small jar. Whisk together until completely combined. Chill.
Prepare Wild Rice Apple Salad
- In a large bowl, add the cooked wild rice, diced celery, thawed green peas, diced read onion, diced apple, sliced green onions, and chopped pecans.3 cup cooked wild rice, ½ cup Celery, 1 medium Apple, ½ cup Peas, ½ small Red onion, 3 Green onions, ½ cup Pecans
- Toss until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Pour the Honey Dijon dressing over the bowl of ingredients and stir well to coat and combine.
- Cover the dressed salad with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve.
Notes
PRO TIP: To prepare wild rice in a rice cooker, add 1 ½ cup wild rice to a rice cooker with 3 cups water and 1 teaspoon of salt. Allow to cool completely before making the salad.
For more detailed instructions for making rice with a rice cooker, see our Aroma Rice Cooker Instructions post.
- This salad is best served cold, so it is perfect for a summer picnic or potluck.
- You can substitute maple syrup or agave nectar if you're vegan.
Nutrition
Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 107IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg