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Wild Rice Salad Recipe:
A simple and flavorful quick rice salad. Wild rice combines with mushrooms, cilantro and a simple dressing to create this easy salad.
2-3 servings
You will need 5 ingredients:
- Wild Rice
- Baby Bella or White Mushrooms
- Fresh Cilantro
- Olive Oil
- Rice Vinegar
Make Ahead for this Salad:
- Prepare rice according to package directions
and measure out 3 cups
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Ingredients:
wild rice – 3 cups cooked
baby bella or white button mushrooms – 1 cup cleaned and thinly sliced
fresh cilantro – 1 tbsp (or to taste) finely chopped
olive oil – 1 tbsp
rice vinegar – 2 tbsp
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1. Combine the rice, mushrooms and cilantro in a mixing bowl.
2. In a small bowl or jar with lid, whisk or shake the olive oil and vinegar together until completely combine.
3. Add dressing to the salad ingredients and toss well.
4. Allow salad to marinate for an hour before serving. Taste rice salad before serving and add more vinegar and/or oil if necessary.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Quick Meal Ideas:
** Serve this easy rice salad over a bed of steamed greens, such as bok choy, cabbage or chard with a simple coleslaw on the side.
** You can also serve this rice salad recipe with grilled chicken and a side of grilled pieces of tomato, zucchini and onion.
** Another quick meal idea is to serve this simple rice salad with a bowl of vegetable soup and a side of avocado and black beans drizzled with a red wine vinaigrette.
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Try these quick ingredient exchanges to add a bit of variety to this delicious wild rice salad recipe whenever you make it.
* Instead of Cilantro: try Scallions or Red Onion
* Instead of Olive Oil: try Toasted Sesame Oil or Garlic Oil
* Instead of Rice Vinegar: try Lemon Juice or Lime Juice
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With the simple additions below you can easily add a little extra burst of flavor to this quick salad.
* Freshly Grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese
* Chopped Hard Boiled Eggs
* Diced Flavored Tofu
* Chopped Walnuts, Cashews or Almonds
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