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Wild Rice Salad - Diabetic Recipe

1 cup uncooked wild rice

Seasoned salt (optional)

2 cups diced cooked chicken

1 1/2 cups halved green grapes

1 cup sliced water chestnuts, drained

3/4 cup light mayonnaise

1 cup cashews (optional)

Lettuce leaves

1. Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt or substituting seasoned salt, if desired. Drain well; cool to room temperature.
2. Place rice into a large bowl; add chicken, grapes, water chestnuts and mayonnaise. Toss gently with a fork. Cover and chill.
3. Just before serving, add cashews if desired. Serve on lettuce leaves or line a bowl with lettuce leaves and fill with salad.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition Information Per Serving: 318 calories, 229 mg sodium, 39 mg cholesterol, 40 gm carbohydrate, 19 gm protein, 10 gm fat.

Diabetic Exchanges: (prepared without cashews or additional salt) 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Source: A Taste of Home Magazine; Recipe by Florence Jacoby, Granite Falls, Minnesota.

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