Zizania Chicken Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups cooked wild rice
2 cups boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
2 cups seedless grapes
1/4 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
ORANGE-HERB DRESSING
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaf, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

To cook wild rice, rinse 1 cup wild rice. Bring wild rice and 4 cups water to a boil over high heat. Stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 50 minutes or until kernels puff and open. Makes about 3 cups cooked rice.
Prepare Orange-Herb Dressing. Set aside.
Mix warm, cooked wild rice with 2 tablespoons Orange-Herb Dressing; mix well and cool. Add remaining ingredients including remaining dressing. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until serving.