Mandarin Almond Salad
"Another Mandarin Almond Salad. Only slightly different from the one Inez posted. Can't go wrong with either one. This is good stuff!"
photo by Pamela
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped,washed,and dried
- 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
- 6 long stem green onions, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- In a large bowl, combine the Romaine, drained oranges, and chopped onions.
- Heat sugar and almonds in a pan over medium heat until sugar melts and coats almonds; stir and heat until almonds are slightly brown.
- Turn onto plate and cool for 10 minutes.
- Combine remaining ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid; shake vigorously.
- Pour salad dressing over lettuce mixture; toss.
- Sprinkle with sugared almonds.
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Reviews
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Thanks Ginny for a great recipe. I served this to company and they finished off the bowl. The only thing I omitted was the red pepper flakes. This was so delicious, I can't wait to make it again. -
Yum! I loved this salad! I have made this salad twice now. The only thing I did different was to "toast" my almonds in the microwave, by ading 1 tbsp of butter along with the sugar and microwaving them for 30 second intervals until they were golden brown. The second time I used Splenda instead of the sugar and it still turned out great! -
I made the dressing with high quality olive oil and it turned out greasy and flavorless. Followed the directions except for the red pepper flakes. -
A quick, refreshing salad to make at the last minute. I used the juice from the mandarin orange can as suggested by another reviewer and toasted the almond slices. The only thing I would change, a personal preference is to add some mayo or dijon mustard to the dressing to make it a little thicker. Thanks, Carole in Orlando -
Excellent! be sure not to add the dressing until right before serving (dummy me!) as it got really soggy. I used two prepared bags of romaine as it was easier for me. I also added chow mein noodles for added crunch. My family loved this recipe.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
GinnyP
Seattle, Washington
