Wild Rice Salad in Lettuce Cups
Ingredients
| 1 cup wild rice | ||
| 1 and 1/4 cups chicken stock | ||
| 1 clove garlic | ||
| 3 tbs butter | ||
| 1 bunch scallions, sliced | ||
| 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced | ||
| 3 strips bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled | ||
| 1/2 cup pimento stuffed green olives | ||
| 8 to 12 butter lettuce cups for serving |
This is a super delicious healthy salad.
Dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 tbs tarragon vinegar
- 1/2 tsp marjoram
- kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Directions:
- Soak the rice in cold water overnight
- Simmer rice and garlic clove in chicken stock until all liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
- Pour rice into a large bowl and allow to cool.
- Saute scallions and mushrooms in butter for about 3 minutes.
- Add to rice.
- Add the bacon and olives.
- To make the dressing, combine all ingredients and blend well.
- Pour over rice mixture and gently mix well.
- Cover and chill overnight.
- Serve in tomato shells or atop butter lettuce cups.
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