Wild Rice Salad

By Carla

Ingredients

• 1 cup (1/2 lb raw) wild rice
• 5 /2 cups chicken stock or water
• 1 cup shelled pecan halves
• 1 cup yellow raisins
• 1 large orange zested
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
• 4 scallions thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Put rice in a trainer and run under cold water, rinse thoroughly.
Place rice in medium heavy sauce pan. Add stock/water and bring to rapid boil. Adjust heat to gentle simmer and cook uncovered 45 minutes after 30 minutes check for doneness (rice shouldn't be too soft.) Place a thin towel inside a colander and turn rice into the colander and drain. Transfer rice into bowl. Add remaining ingredients to rice and toss gently. Adjust seasonings to taste. Let mixture stand 2 hours to allow flavors to make love. Serve room temperature.