"While touring Door County, I sampled this salad. As soon as I got home, I wrote the lady who'd made it requesting the recipe. The mix of rice, vegetables and orchard-fresh fruit is a tasty way to remember Wisconsin's premier cherry-growing area. —Yvonne Gorges, New London, Wisconsin..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups fresh snow peas, halved
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2 cups cooked wild rice
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1 cup cooked long grain rice
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1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
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1 cup dried cherries
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1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
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1/4 cup chopped green onions
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DRESSING:
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6 tablespoons sugar
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6 tablespoons canola oil
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3 tablespoons cider vinegar
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4-1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
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1 to 2 garlic cloves, peeled
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3/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
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3/4 cup cashew halves, toasted