“Mix the ingredients to savor the flavor chilled before serving.”

INGREDIENTS   

2 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup cooked wild rice
1 cup dried tart cherries
1/4 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt, to taste (1/4 -1/2 cup)
   Salt and pepper to taste
1 – 11 ounce can mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced

DIRECTIONS   

• Combine brown rice, wild rice, cherries, celery, green onions and pecans in a large serving bowl; mix well.
• Stir in yogurt;
• Season this with salt and pepper.
• Arrange orange sections and cucumber slices in a decorative pattern on top of the salad.
• Refrigerate, covered, several hours to blend flavors before serving.