Wild Rice Fruit Salad

Name: Wild Rice Fruit Salad
Ingredients: 1 cup wild rice, rinsed; 1 (16 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and dried with a paper towel; 1 (16 ounce) pineapple tidbits, drained and dried with a paper towel; 3 ounces maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry; 1 cup green grapes or 1 cup red grapes, cut in half; 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced; 1 (3 ounce) box orange Jell-O; 13 ounces Cool Whip

8 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 cup wild rice, rinsed
1 (16 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and dried with a paper towel
1 (16 ounce) pineapple tidbits, drained and dried with a paper towel
3 ounces maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry
1 cup green grapes or 1 cup red grapes, cut in half
1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
1 (3 ounce) box orange Jell-O
13 ounces Cool Whip

Directions

1

Boil rice in 4 cups of water for 45 minutes.
2

Let rice stand for 40 more minutes, then drain and cool.
3

Add fruit together and sprinkle with orange jello and mix.
4

Fold in Cool Whip and mix well.
5

Sprinkle top with coconut.
6

Refrigerate.
7

NOTE: If you prepare this a day ahead of time, do not add the Cool Whip or coconut until the next day. Before you add the whipped topping, drain off excess fluid that has accumulated overnight.