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Southwestern Wild Rice Salad

Source of Recipe

Marsha


List of Ingredients

1/2 - cup wild rice
2 - cups water
1/2 - teaspoon salt
2 - medium-size tomatoes, diced
1 - large jalapeno chile, diced
1 - green bell pepper, diced
1/2 - cup scallions, chopped
1/2 - cup (2 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 - cup (2 oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/4 - cup cilantro, minced
Cilantro sprigs to garnish


Recipe

In a heavy medium-size saucepan, place rice, water, and salt. Bring the rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 45 minutes. Drain the rice and return to heat to dry, stir with a fork.

In a large salad bowl, you combine the rice, tomatoes, chile, bell pepper, scallions, cheese and minced cilantro. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Before serving, you want to garnish with cilantro sprigs.