2 Reviews of Fruity Chicken & Rice Salad

From: justcallmetoni

On Jul 9, 2008

Summer is here and substantial salads bursting with flavor are high on my list of things to prepare. This salad was just delicious and fit the bill for ease, flavor and texture. Like the posting chef I love the way the nuttiness of brown rice combines with fruits and veggies. In preparing this dish I made a decision early on to replace the raisins with fresh pineapple since it was waiting to be used. The pineapple worked well and was a nice pairing with the lovely red grapes. On initial tasting, felt the salad needed a bit more crunch and flavor contrast with the fruit and added a little red onion but also think that green onions (perhaps replacing the parsley) would fare well. In that same vein, added 1/2 of a diced yellow pepper and think green or red would work well. I loved the tangy sweet dressing but thought paired with the fruit a little more acidity was in order without the sharpness of vinegar so I added about 1 tablespoon of lime juice. These changes really speak to the versatility of the great combinations found here and one which will certainly be repeated. Thanks!

From: Redsie

On May 9, 2009

this was nice and refreshing! Didn't add any sugar and should have as it turned out a bit too vinegary (??) to our taste! Did enjoy the mix of grapes, almonds and chicken! Used white rice instead of brown. Thanks!