* Salad can be made 24 hours in advance.
* I went to make this recently and ran into an problem in that I couldn't find wild rice on its own at my local grocery store. I have now made it with both
Lundberg Wild Blend Rice (takes about 55 minutes to cook) and
RiceSelect Royal Blend Rice (takes about 20 minutes to cook). I have a slight preference for the Lundberg version as I prefer the rice mixture but either are good. Using a bag of mixed rice means that there's one less pot to clean. Simply use 2 cups in place of the 1-1/2 cups long-grain rice and ½ cup wild rice. Don't forget to add the bay leaves to the rice.