Rice Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3 cups cooked brown rice (cooked without salt or fat)
• 1 cup green seedless grape, halved
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricot (or fresh in season)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 1 (8 ounce) carton plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder (or to your liking)
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 1 bunch green seedless grape (optional)

Recipe

• 1 wash wild rice in 3 changes of hot water, drain.
• 2 combine wild rice and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan.
• 3 bring to boil.
• 4 cover, reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes.
• 5 in a large bowl,combine wild rice, brown rice, halved grapes,apricots and green onions.
• 6 toss well, cover with plastic wrap and chill.
• 7 -----------dressing-----------.
• 8 in a small bowl, combine yogurt, parsley, curry powder, brown sugar and salt.
• 9 stir well, cover and chill.
• 10 to serve, add dressing to rice mixture, tossing gently to coat.
• 11 garnish with whole grapes.