Lou's Halloween Salad

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb wild rice
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 2 orange colored hungarian hot peppers
• 2 orange bell peppers
• 1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1/4 cup sun dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup sun dried cherries
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup grapeseed oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring 2 1/2 quarts of salted water to a boil.
• 2 add wild rice and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 1 hour.
• 3 drain, transfer to a bowl and allow to cool.
• 4 chill wild rice, covered, until cold, about 2 hours.
• 5 meanwhile, soak onions in salted water.
• 6 when ready to assemble the salad, rinse and drain the onions.
• 7 whisk together vinegar, oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
• 8 toss all ingredients with wild rice.
• 9 pour dressing over salad and toss well.