Brown and Wild Rice Salad with Grapes and Kale

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Kale Salad Recipes

They are heaven-sent popcorn balls! Anyone I’ve shared them with falls in love with them right away!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Additional Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 ½ cups brown and wild rice mix
  2. 2 cups water
  3. 1 cup orange juice
  4. ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
  5. ⅓ cup agave nectar
  6. 3 tablespoons olive oil
  7. 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  8. 1 ½ cups chopped kale leaves
  9. ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
  10. ½ cup toasted pine nuts
  11. ¼ cup halved seedless red grapes
  12. 2 tablespoons chopped celery
  13. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
  14. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil, or to taste
  15. 1 lemon, zested

Instructions

  1. Bring brown and wild rice blend, water, orange juice, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, 30 to 45 minutes. Drain excess liquid, fluff rice with a fork, and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and let cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
  2. Combine agave nectar, olive oil, and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl for the dressing.
  3. Add dressing, kale, bell pepper, pine nuts, grapes, celery, parsley, basil, and lemon zest to the cooled rice and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
  4. Substitute pecans or almonds for the pine nuts if preferred.

Reviews

Marie Atkinson
I made the recipe exactly as directed. It was absolutely delicious! It’s easy and quick to make with the cooking of the rice being the longest part of the process. I paired it with a piece of salmon and a glass of wine! Amazing!
Barry Frost
This was fantastic. We added a chunks of roasted chicken and it was a dinner. Love the consistency.

 

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