Name: Sesame Rice And Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup:rice; 1-1/2 cup:water; 2 cup:pea pods; 2 cup:diced cooked chicken; 1-11- ounce:can mandarin orange sections (well drained); 1/2 cup:sliced water chestnuts (halved); 1/4 cup:red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar; 1 tablespoon:sesame oil; 1 tablespoon:oil; Salt and freshly:ground pepper (to taste); 1/4 teaspoon:garlic powder

Sesame Rice And Chicken Salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

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Ingredients

3/4 cup:rice
1-1/2 cup:water
2 cup:pea pods
2 cup:diced cooked chicken
1-11- ounce:can mandarin orange sections well drained
1/2 cup:sliced water chestnuts halved
1/4 cup:red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon:sesame oil
1 tablespoon:oil
Salt and freshly:ground pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon:garlic powder

Instructions

Preparation

Run cold water over rice in a strainer for about 1 minute, lifting rice to rinse well.
In a medium saucepan bring rice and water to boiling; reduce heat.
Simmer, covered, 40 to 50 minutes or until done. Drain.
Rinse with cold water. Drain again.
In a mixing bowl toss together the rice, pea pods, chicken, orange sections, and water chestnuts.
Cover; chill rice mixture for 6 hours or overnight.
n a screw-top jar combine vinegar, sesame and salad oils, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Cover; chill at least 6 hours or overnight.
Transport the vinegar and oil mixture and the rice mixture separately in an insulated cooler with an ice pack.
Before serving at the picnic, shake vinegar and oil mixture well.
Pour over rice mixture; toss.
Serves 4 to 6.