Chicken Wild Rice Salad

Chicken Wild Rice Salad

I crave the earthy notes of Wild Rice.  This Chicken Wild Rice Salad is adapted from Byerly's and Lunds.  It is a great dish to pass for a Potluck and is good to have on hand when you have company.  I love the texture of the wild rice, the crunch from the water chestnuts, celery, and cashews and the sweet tartness from the grapes.  This type of salad reminds me of home (Minnesota).

Chicken Wild Rice Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Mayonnaise
• 1/3 Cup Milk
• 2 Stalks Celery Chopped
• 2 Tablespoons Cream
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 Tablespoon Tarragon Vinegar
• 3 cups cooked, diced chicken (I used rotisserie chicken from the grocery store)
• 3 cups cooked wild rice (1 cup uncooked wild rice)
• 1/3 cup finely sliced green onion
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 pound seedless green grape halves, (1 cup)
• 1 cup salted cashews

Directions:

• In small bowl, blend mayonnaise, cream, milk, vinegar, lemon juice; set aside.
• In large bowl, combine chicken, wild rice, green onion, water chestnuts, celery, salt and pepper. 
• Stir in mayonnaise mixture until blended. 
• Refrigerate, covered, 2-3 hours. 
• Just before serving, fold in grapes and cashews.