FRUITY RICE SALAD AND ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

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UNCLE BEN'S® Ready Rice® serves as the base for an extremely versatile salad perfectly suited to accompany any meal! The Original Rice can become the Ready Basmati Rice or Whole Grain Brown Rice, dried cranberries can become golden raisins, pecans can become pistachios or walnuts, celery can become water chestnuts or apples! Use your imagination!

Provided by Uncle Ben's

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips UNCLE BEN'S®

Time 1h45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

1 (8.8 ounce) pouch UNCLE BEN'S® Ready Rice® Original Long Grain
¼ cup sliced celery
¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Ocean Spray® Craisins®)
.063 cup toasted pecans, broken into pieces
¼ cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon diced red onion
1 tablespoon mayonnaise, or more to taste
2 tablespoons blood orange white balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons lemon-infused olive oil
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon honey
1 small clove garlic, minced
1 pinch salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Microwave rice according to package instructions; refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
Place rice in serving bowl. Add celery, dried cranberries, pecans, green onions, and red onions. Stir in mayonnaise.
Whisk together white balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, honey, and garlic.
Toss rice salad with vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for at least an hour to allow flavors to blend.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.1 calories, Carbohydrate 27.6 g, Cholesterol 1.3 mg, Fat 18.6 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 87.9 mg, Sugar 7.2 g