Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries

Name: Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American, World Cuisine
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon honey; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon sumac; Kosher salt; Black pepper; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 cups uncooked wild rice; 2 cups spinach; 2 crisp semi-sweet apples, (chopped (I used a combination of Granny Smith and honeycrisp)); 2 shallots, (chopped); 1 cup pomegranate seeds ((from about 1 small pomegranate)); 1 cup roughly chopped walnuts; 3/4 cup dried cranberries; 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves; 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:40min

This colorful wild rice salad combines chewy wild rice with crisp apples, pomegranate, cranberries, walnuts, spinach, and fresh herbs in a lemon-sumac dressing. Serve it at room temperature as a vegetarian side for holiday dinners, parties, or make-ahead lunches.

Updated at: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:08:32 GMT