Wild Rice Salad with Grape Vinaigrette

Greens and Grapes

Chef: Carl Heinrich

Serves: 6

Prep time: 20 min Cook Time: 30 min

Ingredients:

1 cup wild rice

½ tsp salt

1 cup red grapes, halved

¼ cup dried cherries

½ cup walnuts, toasted

2 stalks celery, finely diced

2 cups mixed greens

Vinaigrette:

1 cup red grapes

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

1/3 cup olive oil

1 tsp honey

1 tsp chopped thyme

1 tsp salt

Salt and fresh pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Rinse wild rice in a sieve under cold water, then combine rice and salt with enough cold water to cover by two inches in the pressure cooker. Cook for 30 minutes. Transfer rice to a sieve and drain off any liquid.

2. Place the rice with grapes, cherries, walnuts, celery and greens in a bowl and toss.

3. To make the vinaigrette: place all of the ingredients into a food processor and puree the mixture until smooth. Pour over the rice salad and toss until combined.