Wild Rice Salad with Apples and Dried Cherries

(makes 8 servings)

Ingredients:

• 6 (¼ oz.) fast-cooking wild rice, cook according to package instructions. Don’t add butter or margarine if included in instructions
  
• 1 cup unpeeled and chopped apple
  
• ½ cup chopped celery
  
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
  
• ⅔ cup chopped dried cherries
  
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
  
• 2 tsp sugar
  
• 2 tbsp water
  
• 2 tsp cider vinegar
  

Preparation:

• Spread cooked rice in an even layer on a cookie sheet for about 10 minutes or until cool.
  
• In a medium sized bowl, combine apple, celery, green bell pepper and cherries.
  
• In a separate bowl, combine soy sauce, water, sugar and vinegar until sugar dissolves.
  
• Add soy sauce mixture and rice to apple mixture and toss ingredients until well-coated.
  

Make 8 Servings:

Weight Loss Recipes Amount Per Serving(⅛ of recipe (125 g)): 140 Calories, 4 g Protein, 31 g carbohydrates, 4 g Dietary Fiber, 1 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 266 mg sodium