Wild Rice and Roasted Vegetable Salad
This rich, delicious blend of wild rice and roasted seasonal vegetables is the perfect accompaniment to any poultry dish. I serve it as a side dish as part of the Thanksgiving meal and it’s always a crowd pleaser!
Wild Rice and Roasted Vegetable Salad
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 cup wild rice
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 3 medium carrots
- 1 small sweet onion or 2 scallions
- 1 zucchini
- 1 ½ cups cremini or button mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dried herbs oregano, basil, thyme, sage or choice of any herbs
- ¼ cup balsamic vinaigrette Annie's brand is my favorite
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425◦ F.
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Place the rice in a bowl of cold water and scrub lightly between your fingers for about five seconds.
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Pour rice into a fine strainer and drain. Place the rice into a large saucepan and add the stock.
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Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for approximately 50 minutes, until the liquid is absorbed and the grain is tender but not mushy.
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While rice is cooking, chop all vegetables coarsely and place in a roasting pan. Add chopped garlic.
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Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables and toss until coated.
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Spread vegetables out in a single layer in the pan. Roast in preheated oven for 20 minutes, turning vegetables after 10 minutes.
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Combine roasted vegetables with cooked wild rice and toss with balsamic vinaigrette while still warm. Serve warm or cold.