Name: Green Bean and Wild Rice Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup wild rice; 1 teaspoon salt; ~ 6 cups water; 1/2 pound green beans (ends trimmed); 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (reserve some oil for dressing, drained, chopped); 2 scallions (thinly sliced on the diagonal); 1/4 cup red onion (finely diced); 1/4 cup kalamata olives (seeds removed, quartered); 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup italian parsley (chopped); 2 tablespoons almonds (sliced, lightly toasted); 2 small cloves garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon whole grain dijon mustard; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground); 2 tablespoons oil from jar of sun-dried tomatoes; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar