Fruited rice salad

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
cup Uncooked long grain rice
1 can (11-oz) mandarin oranges
Juice reserved
1 cup Seedless red grapes each
Cut in half
cup Golden raisins
cup Sliced natural almonds
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
1 tablespoon Cider vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon style mustard
1 tablespoon Chopped parsley
Lettuce leaves

Directions

Prepare rice according to package directions for microwave cooking.

Refrigerate rice uncovered until cooled, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in large serving bowl, combine orange segments, grapes, raisins and almonds. In small bowl, whisk together 2 Tb reserved juice, oil, vinegar, mustard, parsley, salt and pepper. Add rice to fruit mixture. Pour salad dressing over salad; toss. Garnish with lettuce leaves.

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