Chicken, Arugula, And Wild Rice Salad With Sauteed Apples

• Vinaigrette:
• 1/4 cup champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• Salad:
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 2/3 cup uncooked wild rice
• 2 Granny Smith apples, each cut into 8 wedges
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 cups trimmed arugula or spinach
• 2 cups chopped ready-to-eat roasted skinned, boned chicken breasts (about 2 breasts)
• 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled Gorgonzola or blue cheese

1. To prepare vinaigrette, combine first 8 ingredients in a jar. Cover jar tightly, and shake vigorously; set aside.
2. To prepare salad, bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the wild rice; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until tender.
3. Combine apple wedges and 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice in a small bowl, and toss well. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add apple mixture. Cook for 6 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
4. Combine cooked wild rice, arugula, chicken, grapes, and cheese in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette, and toss well. Place 1 1/2 cups salad on each of 4 serving plates, and top each serving with 4 apple wedges.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-arugula-wild-rice-salad-with-sauteed-apples (may not work)