Honey Mint Wild Rice Salad

Wild rice salad is a unique cold salad to try. If you’re looking to add color and texture to your diet, add this honey mint salad to your recipe list.

Whip up a batch of wild rice salad to bring to a gathering, serve as a side dish, or eat as a meal (another great Meatless Monday option).

The dominant flavor is mint, so you can add “refreshing” to the list of adjectives used to describe this recipe.

Wild Rice Health Benefits

Wild rice in a salad? Sure, why not? At first, I thought rice in a salad was odd, but we use pasta in salads, so it’s not that far off.

Wild rice has many health benefits, so any chance to eat more of it is welcome.

We’ve reached the season where immune-boosting is a priority.

Not only is wild rice high in fiber, but it packs an impressive amount of vitamins and antioxidants.

Eating this tasty grain regularly may even improve your heart health and help decrease your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Keep this recipe in mind if you have mint to use up from your garden, or if you plan to go apple picking. If neither of those two scenarios applies, I suggest buying the ingredients anyway. 😉

If you’re into meal planning for the week, you might be able to scoop out a couple of days worth of this salad.

I haven’t tried yet, but I imagine anything more than two days would be soggy. However, you can prepare most of the mixture and slice a fresh apple on the day you plan to eat it.

If you’re looking for more heart-healthy salads, here’s one with quinoa and sprouts.

You may also want to learn how to grow your own sprouts in just a few days.

Check out the best salad toppings for flavor and crunch.

Honey Mint Wild Rice Salad Recipe

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A cold salad with lots of color, flavor, and texture. It has a minty flavor that pairs well with the sweet apple. 

Jennifer Soltys

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Fridge Time 4 hours hours

Total Time 4 hours hours 55 minutes minutes

Serving Size 6 servings

Equipment

• Lemon Juicer
• Mixing bowl

Ingredients

• 1 cup wild rice uncooked
• 2 apples chopped into chunks
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 tsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp honey
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup almonds sliced
• 2 tbsp mint fresh, chopped

Instructions

• Cook rice according to package instructions and cool completely. 
  1 cup wild rice
• Combine apple chunks with lemon juice and mix well. 
  2 apples, 2 tbsp lemon juice
• In a small bowl, add orange juice, olive oil, vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper and whisk well. Set aside. 
  ½ cup orange juice, 2 tsp olive oil, 2 tsp red wine vinegar, 2 tbsp honey, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper
• In a large bowl, combine rice, apples, almonds, and mint and mix well. Add orange sauce and mix well to evenly coat. 
  ¼ cup almonds, 2 tbsp mint
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until serving. 
• Serves 6-8.

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Notes

The ingredients list "uncooked rice" because it’s easier to measure. You can definitely cook the wild rice ahead of time since it can take up to 45 minutes. Once the rice is cooked, the salad can be done in about 10 minutes. 

It’s up to you if you want to peel the apple or not. 

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Unique side dishes to make:

• Chicken and peach pasta salad is a unique flavor combo bursting with flavor.
• Bacon and ranch pasta salad is perfect for Father’s day parties.
• Bean salad is a delicious side or a dip.

Have you ever tried a wild rice salad?