Wild Rice And Barley Salad With Coriander Vinaigrette Food

WILD RICE SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Place cooked and cooled wild rice, grapes, orange slices, scallions, cranberries and pecans in a large salad bowl.
• In a small mixing bowl, mix orange juice, orange zest, olive oil, salt and pepper.
• Pour the dressing over the wild rice salad. Give it a toss.
• Allow it to sit 30 minutes in the fridge for all the flavors to blend before serving. Alternatively, you can make this salad in advance. *

WILD RICE AND BARLEY SALAD WITH CORIANDER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine wild rice in a pot with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Cook until tender then drain.
• In another pot, combine barley with 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until tender (but still chewy), about 40 minutes. Add more water during cooking, if necessary.
• Combine dressing ingredients in a bowl, whisk until combined.
• Add currants to dressing and let rest while you prepare the remaining salad ingredients.
• Toss cooked rice with barley and dressing.
• Fold in onion and parsley and sprinkle with almonds.

SQUASH & BARLEY SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Place the squash on a baking tray and toss with olive oil. Roast for 20 mins. Meanwhile, boil the barley for about 25 mins in salted water until tender, but al dente. While this is happening, whisk the dressing ingredients in a small bowl, then season with salt and pepper. Drain the barley, then tip it into a bowl and pour over the dressing. Mix well and let it cool.
• Boil the broccoli in salted water until just tender, then drain and rinse in cold water. Drain and pat dry. Add the broccoli and remaining ingredients to the barley and mix well. This will keep for 3 days in the fridge and is delicious warm or cold.

MIXED BEAN & WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook rice following pack instructions. Once cooked, rinse under cold water to cool down. Once cold combine in a bowl with the beans, sweetcorn, onion and red peppers.
• Mix the lime zest and juice, honey and chilli. Pour over the rice mixture and mix well, then season to taste. Stir through the coriander leaves just before serving.

WILD RICE SALAD WITH MUSTARD HONEY DRESSING

Steps:

• In large pot of boiling salted water, cover and cook wild rice until tender, about 35 minutes. Drain well and transfer to large bowl. Add apricots, apple, raisins and golden raisins. Set aside.
• Mustard Honey Dressing: In small bowl, whisk together oil, orange juice, vinegar, mustard, honey, salt and pepper. Pour over rice mixture and toss gently. Let cool; cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.) To serve, add mint and toss to combine.

WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse wild rice in a sieve under cold water, then combine with cold water to cover by 2 inches in a 5-quart pot. Simmer, covered, until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Make vinaigrette while wild rice is simmering:
• Whisk together juice, shallot, vinegar, mustard, and garlic. Gradually whisk in oil until emulsified and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook white rice:
• After wild rice has been simmering 20 minutes, boil white rice and 1 1/2 cups water in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, uncovered and undisturbed, until steam holes appear on surface, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to very low and cook, covered and undisturbed, 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Assemble salad:
• Rinse cooked wild rice in a sieve under cold water and drain. Stir together rices, vinaigrette, nuts, parsley, dried fruit, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve at room temperature.

ZINGY RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the rice following pack instructions, then run under cold water to cool quickly. Drain. Whisk together the olive oil, lime juice and zest to make a dressing. Tip the onions, cashews, coriander and rice into a bowl, and toss with the dressing.

WILD RICE SALAD IN ASIAN VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Cool and fluff with a fork.
• Whisk the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a bowl.
• Toss all ingredients with the vinaigrette.
• Season with salt and pepper if needed.