Merilee'S Chicken And Rice Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. cooked and diced chicken
3 Tbsp. salad oil
2 Tbsp. prepared orange juice
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. salt
3 c. cooked rice
1 c. mayonnaise
2 c. green grapes, sliced in half
1 1/2 c. sliced celery (optional)
1 large c. pineapple chunks, sliced in half and drained
1 small can mandarin oranges
3/4 c. slivered almonds

Preparation

Marinate chicken for at least 1 hour in salad oil, orange juice, vinegar and salt.
Mix together in bowl grapes, celery, pineapple, mandarin oranges, almonds, rice and mayonnaise; add marinated chicken mixture and mix together well.
Chill for several hours.