Ingredients

  • 1 c. uncooked wild rice
  • 5 c. chicken stock
  • 3 x chicken breasts -- bones and skin removed
  • 3 x scallions -- sliced
  • 1 x juice of 1/2 lemon salt and pepper
  • 1 x red pepper -- seeded and diced
  • 2 ounce snow peas -- cut diagonally
  • 1 c. almond slivers -- toasted
  • 6 x radicchio c. made of several leaves each Dressing
  • 3 Tbsp. almond oil
  • 1/4 tsp grnd allspice
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp marjoram
  • 1/4 c. minced almonds
  • 6 ounce blue cheese -- crumbled
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. honey
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard salt and pepper to taste

Method

  • Rinse wild rice; place in a medium saucepan with stock; bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to a simmer; cover and cook for 30 min.
  • Add in the chicken breasts and scallions and cook another 15 min, turning chicken pcs occasionally.
  • Drain; remove chicken to cold.
  • Season rice with lemon juice and salt and pepper.
  • Set aside to cold.
  • Make dressing: Heat 1 Tbsp.
  • of oil in a medium skillet and add in the spices and the minced almonds, stirring for 3-5 min till the spices are fragrant.
  • Transfer to a shaker jar and add in the rest of the oil and other dressing ingredients.
  • Shake thoroughly.
  • Put the rice in a large bowl; fluffing it.
  • Add in the red pepper, snow peas and the toasted almond slivers.
  • Cut the chicken into bite-size pcs and add in to the rice.
  • Combine most of the dressing with the rice-chicken mix-save a little to drizzle on the radicchio c..
  • Place radicchio c. on individual salad plates, filling each with the rice-chicken mix; drizzle with the remainder of the dressing.
  • Garnish with additional almond slivers, red peppers and blue cheese, if you like.