Oookaaay.
That candy cake last week got the best of me. It kept calling my name, and calling my name until it was all gone. And I was left with a stomach ache. Kind of like The Very Hungry Caterpillar. (I think that’s the second time I’ve referenced that book on this blog. I like it a lot. I read it to A almost every day.)
And just like that cute little caterpillar that eats himself sick, sometimes I just need to eat my way though a nice green leaf. Or at least though a big bowl of real food.
Not that I don’t like cake. I love cake. But there are days when you want vegetables and things.
Like broccoli.
Like chicken.
Like mushrooms.
Like celery.
Like wild rice.
Like zucchini.
You get the idea.
This is just the recipe for you. You who makes an incredible cookie candy cake and then eats almost the whole dang thing in a week because it’s so dang good.
Wild Rice Chicken Salad
- 1 zucchini, cut into cubes
- 1 c cubed chicken (I used a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken because it’s easy)
- 1 head broccoli, cut up and blanched
- 1 c wild rice
- 1/2 c nuts, chopped (I used walnuts, almonds and peanuts)
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 6oz package of mushrooms
- 1 T butter
- 1 T olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Dressing
- 1/4 c vegetable oil
- 1/4 c red wine vinegar
- 2 T mustard (I used dijon)
- 2 T lemon juice
- 1 T honey
- salt and pepper
Combine the wild rice and 3 cups of water and let simmer on the stove (uncovered ) for about an hour. Just keep and eye on it and take note of when the water is all soaked up. When it is…it’s finished.
Meanwhile, sauté the mushroom and combine the ingredients for the dressing in a blender and set aside.
Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
Oh, hello awesome Thanksgiving leftoveres recipe.
What a good idea…it would be so good with turkey in there!
YEP! Was thinking the same thing once I read you used Rot. chicken! Turkey would go so well!
This looks awesome for Thanksgiving week!
Perfect!
This sounds fabulous.. I want to eat all of those things, together. Well, okay, except celery… but otherwise, I’m down with this dish.
I’ll pick the celery out just for you.
Score, I knew we were meant to be.
This is SUCH a Cait Plate. I would absolutely love this. And I hear ya. Cake = good. But sometimes you just need a big old bowl of fruits and veggies and healthy things. Happy Monday friend!
I love it when I eat like something very Cait’s Plate. Makes me feel like you’re not 1,800 miles away. Happy Monday to you, too!
I feel like I’ve been in a sugar coma since Halloween….so needing a big bowl of veggies like this!
I’m right there with you. Come on over to lunch and we’ll eat veggies together!
Love times a million!!! It has all of my favorite things in it!!!!
Um, how did you do this? I’ve been waiting for something like this to happen to me for SO LONG. And here it is….
that looks filling & delish (minus the chicken
)
This looks like the perfect dish to pack up for lunches at work!
Umm I think the fact that it lasted a week is a definite accomplishment! 3 days max around these parts!
Also that meal has allll of my favourite things in it, it looks delicious!!!
Love this recipe!! AND it is gluten free!! Fantastic
I love wild rice! This looks fabulous!
I overdid it on s’more last night and I wanted nothing but veggies and healthy protein today!
I made a Angela @ Oh She Glows Wild Rice salad over the weekend and it was pretty good!
Thanks for the tip – I have a ton of wild rice begging to be used up!
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Happens to me all the time. I’ll eat a crap load of a homemade dessert/sweet bread, feel stuffed, swear I’ll never eat another sweet again, crave savory, healthy foods for three days and then repeat the cycle all over again.
It is a vicious cycle, isn’t it?!
I think there is no such thing as too much cake. Its like there is no such thing as “too many vegetables”.
Moderation my a**
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This salad looks great. Really something I’m gonna need after Thanksgiving.
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