Rice Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup uncooked wild rice
    1 1/2 cups water
    3 cups cooked brown rice (cooked without salt or fat)
    1 cup green seedless grape, halved
    1/2 cup chopped dried apricot (or fresh in season)
    1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
    Dressing
    1 (8 ounce) carton plain low-fat yogurt
    1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
    1/2 teaspoon curry powder (or to your liking)
    1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
    1 dash salt
    1 bunch green seedless grape (optional)
Preparation
    Wash wild rice in 3 changes of hot water, drain.
    Combine wild rice and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan.
    Bring to boil.
    Cover, reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes.
    In a large bowl,combine wild rice, brown rice, halved grapes,apricots and green onions.
    Toss well, cover with plastic wrap and chill.
    -----------Dressing-----------.
    In a small bowl, combine yogurt, parsley, curry powder, brown sugar and salt.
    Stir well, cover and chill.
    To serve, add dressing to rice mixture, tossing gently to coat.
    Garnish with whole grapes.

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