Chicken Wild Rice Salad with Yogurt & Figs

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Chicken Wild Rice Salad with Yogurt & Figs

Healthify chicken salad with yogurt. Our chicken wild rice salad mixed with pecans and figs will become a picnic and potluck favorite.
Course Entrees, Salad
Keyword chicken salad with yogurt, chicken wild rice salad
Servings 4
Calories 535kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup long grain brown rice
  • 1/2 cup wild rice
  • 8 ounces Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs
  • 3/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onion
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans toasted

Instructions

  • In medium saucepan, bring 2 1/4 cups water to a boil. Add brown and wild rice. Cover and reduce heat to low; cook 55 minutes until water is absorbed and rice is done. Cool. Remove stems from figs and quarter. In large bowl, combine yogurt and next six ingredients. Stir in rice, chicken, pecans and figs. Refrigerate until serving.

Notes

Photography Annelies Zijderveld

Nutrition

Calories: 535kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 675mg | Potassium: 636mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 234IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 2mg

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