James Beards Wild Rice Chicken Salad Recipes

WILD RICE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the chicken, rice, water chestnuts and green onions. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, salt, tarragon and pepper. Pour over chicken mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours. Just before serving, fold in grapes and sprinkle with cashews.

CHICKEN AND SNAP PEA WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring the wild rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender but not mushy, 20 to 45 minutes depending on the variety of wild rice. Drain off any excess liquid, fluff the rice with a fork, and cook uncovered 5 minutes more. Scrape into a mixing bowl, and refrigerate until cold.
• Whisk the vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, garlic, dried tarragon, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in a small mixing bowl until smooth. Pour the safflower oil into the dressing in a thin, steady stream while whisking vigorously until the oil has been fully incorporated into the dressing; set aside. Stir the chicken, celery, parsley, and green onion into the cooled wild rice. Stir in the dressing until evenly blended. Cover the rice mixture, and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
• Bring a small saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the sugar snap peas, and cook uncovered until just tender, about 30 seconds. Drain in a colander, then immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes until cold to stop the cooking process. Once the peas are cold, drain and cut into 1-inch diagonal pieces. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Stir the peas and toasted almonds into the rice mixture just before serving.

WILD RICE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook rice mix according to package directions.
• Drain artichoke quarters, reserving 1/2 cup liquid.
• Stir together rice, artichokes, chicken, and next 4 ingredients.
• Stir together artichoke liquid, mayo, curry powder, and salt; toss with rice mixture.
• Cover and chill 8 hours.
• Serve on lettuce leaf.

CHICKEN & WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions, chill.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, and chicken.
• Stir in cooked rice.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Stir in cashews and serve on lettuce leaf.
• Garnish with alfalfa sprouts.
• You may use low-fat mayonnaise and sour cream.

CHICKEN WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse rice and cook in the chicken broth 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Drain and toss with the lemon juice; cool.
• Add to rice the chicken, green onions, red pepper, and peas.
• Toast the pecans on a baking sheet in oven at 350° for about 5 minutes, checking often.
• Mix all the dressing ingredients together and pour over the rice salad.
• Just before serving add the avocados and pecans.

JAMES BEARD'S WILD RICE & CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1) In Large heavy saucepan bring to boil water, rice and salt. Reduce hear, cover, simmer 45 min or until tender but not mushy. Drain. 2) Combine rice, chicken, celery, pine nuts, parsley, green onions and tarragon 3) Add Vinaigrette Dressing. Toss to mix. Garnish with tomato and red pepper.