Cold Wild Rice Salad

Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on September 24, 2014.

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Ingredients:

Cold Wild Rice Salad

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 clove garlic, grated
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
  • 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and cut into slivers
  • 4 cups cooked wild rice
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 2 cups cooked edamame, shelled
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and julienned
  • 1 cup jicama, peeled and diced into 1/4 inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup chopped candied pecans
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons roasted sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon yuzu juice, substitute with lime
  • 3 teaspoons honey
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. In medium sauté pan, over medium-high, heat 1 tablespoon of oil.
  2. Saute garlic, ginger, and shiitake mushrooms for 3-5 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and combine with next 8 ingredients, in large mixing bowl.
  4. In separate bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients including remaining olive oil.
  5. Drizzle over rice mixture and toss to combine.
  6. Cover and chill for one hour before serving.

Serves 8.

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (not including salt to taste):
350 calories, 19 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 60 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 11 g sugar, 9 g protein

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