This Apple and Wild Rice Salad is an easy and scrumptious make ahead fall side dish that tastes like Thanksgiving. Apples, pecans, wild rice, celery, onion and peas are combined and covered with a delicious dressing for a tasty autumn salad your whole family will love.

Tools you’ll need
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Why I love this recipe
I love fall because I love all things apple. Apple desserts, apple ciders, and especially salads with apples. This fall apple salad combines apples, pecans, wild rice, celery, onion and peas for a flavour combination that is simply delicious, filling and nutritious. Serve this salad at Thanksgiving, or add a few dried cranberries and serve it at Christmas – your whole family will love it!
RELATED: 10 Minute Caramel Cheesecake Apple Dip

Ingredients you’ll need for an Autumn Salad
To make this delicious salad for Thanksgiving you’re going to need the following ingredients:

- Cooked wild rice
- Diced celery
- Red apples (I prefer Gala or Honey Crisp apples)
- Frozen peas
- Red onion, diced
- Green onions
- Chopped pecans
- Olive oil
- Red wine vinegar
- Dijon mustard
- Honey
Be sure to check out the full ingredient list and printable recipe in the recipe card below.

How to make this wild rice salad
This salad is so easy to make! It comes together in 4 easy steps:
Step1 – Mix: In a large bowl, mix all of the salad ingredients until well combined.

Step 2 – Prepare the dressing: In a small bowl or jar, mix the ingredients for the dressing. Whisk or shake to combine.



Step 3 – Pour: Pour the dressing over the salad and stir to evenly distribute the dressing.

Step 4 – Cool: Cover and refrigerate or serve at room temperature.
Make this Fall Apple and Wild Rice Salad, then check out my Roasted Butternut Squash Salad, Healthy Broccoli Cranberry Salad with Greek Yogurt Dressing, and Butternut Squash Soup, and more of my fall salad recipes.

Other apple recipes to try
- 10 Minute Caramel Cheesecake Apple Dip – is the perfect fall snack, appetizer or dessert for any occasion! Cream cheese, brown sugar, caramel, Skor chocolate bars and apples.
- Easy Instant Pot Apple Crisp – Sweet slightly spiced apples topped with an amazing crumble – just like your mom always made, but in a fraction of the time thanks to the Instant Pot!
- Meal Prep Apple Pie Overnight Oats – 5-Ingredient Apple Pie Overnight Oats are great for quick and busy mornings or even for camping! They take 5 minutes of meal prep the night before and are so delicious! Bonus for being Vegan and Gluten free!
- Paleo Apple Cinnamon Muffins – the perfect way to start the day. They are a quick, grab and go breakfast recipe for busy weekday mornings but tasty enough as part of a weekend brunch. These paleo apple cinnamon muffins are sure to be a big hit!
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With the festive hues of red beets, green arugula, and golden slivered almonds, this Christmas salad recipe is a celebration of flavors and a feast for the eyes that will make your holiday spread merry and bright!
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Apple and Wild Rice Salad Recipe
This Apple and Wild Rice Salad is an easy and scrumptious make ahead fall side dish that tastes like Thanksgiving.
Ingredients
For the salad
- 3 cups cooked wild rice
- ½ cup diced celery
- 1 red apple, seeded and diced
- ½ cup frozen peas, thawed
- ½ small red onion, diced
- ¼ cup thinly sliced green onions
- ½ cup chopped pecans
For the dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix all of the salad ingredients until well combined.
- In a small bowl or jar, mix the ingredients for the dressing. Whisk or shake to combine.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and stir to evenly distribute the dressing.
- Cover and refrigerate or serve at room temperature.
If you loved this salad be sure to check out my 10 Minute Caramel Cheesecake Apple Dip – This simple recipe is the perfect fall snack, appetizer or dessert for any occasion! Cream cheese, brown sugar, caramel, Skor chocolate bars and apples.
Notes
For wild rice cooking instructions, storage and serving suggestions be sure to read the full Apple and Wild Rice Salad recipe post.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 131Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 70mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 2gSugar: 3gProtein: 3g
The provided nutrition information is an estimate and it does not take brands into account. I use an automatic API to calculate this information.
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