Country Gourmet Curry Rice Chicken Salad

Via the West from the San Jose Mercury news

Yummy salad!!!

Dressing:
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp sea salt
2 tsp minced garlic
1 TBSP curry powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
3/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 cup olive oil


Rice:
1 cup brown rice
1 3/4 cup chicken stock
(I use the Trader Joe's brown rice from the freezer section and just cook in microwave)

Salad:
1 pound boneless chicken cut into bite size pieces
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBSP vegetable oil
1/4 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup carrots, graded
1/3 cup apple, diced
1/3 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup parsley, minced
1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
2/3 cup toasted walnuts
3/4 cup seedless red grapes

Mix dressing in a canning jar and shake with the lid on.

cook the brown rice

Toss the raw chicken in the curry powder & salt and cook in the vegetable oil over medium heat.

Mix the remaining ingredients with rice and cooked chicken. Toss in the dressing and refrigerate.

Serves 4-6 people