Lemon Wild Rice Salad

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (6 ounce) packages long grain and wild rice pilaf mix
• 1 (6 ounce) jar marinated artichokes
• 1 lb tomato, rinsed,cored,and coarsely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, rinsed,stemmed,seeded,and coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 3 tablespoons drained capers
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook rice until tender to bite, according to package directions, then pour into a large bowl.
• 2 drain marinade from artichokes into bowl with rice.
• 3 chop artichokes and add to rice.
• 4 mix, then stir occasionally until rice is cool, 30 to 45 minutes.
• 5 mix tomatoes, bell pepper, parsley, capers, lemon peel, lemon juice, and sugar with cool rice mixture.
• 6 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 7 taste, add a drop or two of olive oil if you feel the salad needs it.