Wild Rice Salad with Fruit, Fresh Greens and Red Wine Vinaigrette
Start with a gorgeous salad full of mixed greens, savory scallions, and sweet red onions tossed with a trio of fresh fruit drizzled with a bright red wine vinaigrette. Then up your game by adding the nuttiness of wild rice and you’re on to something really wonderful!
Equipment
- small saucepan with lid
- Pint-size jar with lid, or small food processor
Ingredients
- For the red wine vinaigrette:
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, about 1 large lemon
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- For the salad:
- 1 cup wild rice
- 1-¾ cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice, about 1 orange
- 4 cups mixed field greens
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced red onion
- 2 large navel oranges, sectioned or sliced
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
Instructions
- To make the red wine vinaigrette:
- Pour the red wine vinegar into a large jar along with the lemon juice, sugar, kosher salt, garlic powder, and the black pepper.
- Add the olive oil, cover the jar with the lid and shake vigorously until the vinaigrette is well blended.
- Makes about 1-½ cups of vinaigrette.
- To make the salad:
- Combine the wild rice* with the broth and butter in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to low and continue cooking for 45 minutes.
- Keep the pan covered and remove the pan from the heat. Let the rice steam for 10 minutes then stir in the orange juice. Leave the pan covered while you prepare the salad.
- Mix the greens with the scallions, the red onions, and the oranges.
- Add the rice and drizzle enough of the vinaigrette to coat the greens, about ¼ to ⅓ cup.
- Toss in the blueberries and the blackberries and gently toss to mix into the salad.
Notes
A pint-sized jar is a great vessel for mixing and storing vinaigrette. You can also blend it in a processor or blender.
*Cooking instructions for different brands of wild rice may vary.