RECIPES

Chicken, Pineapple and Wild Rice Salad Platter

This cold salad is perfect served alongside potato salad at a backyard barbeque.

Prep Time

PT15M

Serves

4

Ingredients

  • 3/4 lb (0.4 kg) chicken, diced, cooked, skinless
  • 3/4 cups (175 mL) wild rice
  • 1 pineapple, fresh
  • 4 celery, stalks
  • 4 Boston lettuce, 5 inch head
  • 3/4 cups (175 mL) plain yogurt, 1-2% MF
  • 3/4 cups (175 mL) light mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) honey
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) orange zest
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) pepper
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) curry powder
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) almonds, toasted
  • 1 orange
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) parsley, fresh
  • Instructions

    1. 1 Cook wild rice according to package directions in plenty of unsalted boiling water. Drain and cool.
    2. 2 While rice is cooking, combine yogurt, mayonnaise, curry powder, honey, orange zest and pepper for dressing. Refrigerate until needed.
    3. 3 Cut pineapple into bite-size pieces and slice celery. Combine rice, pineapple celery and chicken. Stir in dressing.
    4. 4 Arrange on large platter lined with the Boston lettuce leaves. Garnish with the toasted almonds, orange slices and fresh parsley.