Connie Griffin's Signature Salad

Name: Connie Griffin's Signature Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup sliced almonds; 1/2 cup sugar; 2/3 cup oil; 1/4 cup vinegar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard; 2 tablespoons poppy seeds; 1 (16 ounce) package mixed salad greens; 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled; 2 kiwi, peeled and sliced; 1 pint strawberry, sliced; 1 (8 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained

Submitted by Dienia B.

"From Connie Griffin at a Hope Lodge pot luck dinner. It is the best salad. Don't let the ingredients fool you like they did me. She is a great cook guys."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 5

ingredients

Almonds
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup sliced almonds
Poppy Seed Dressing
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
²⁄₃ cup oil
¹⁄₄ cup vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon prepared mustard
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
Salad
1 (16 ounce) package mixed salad greens
4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
2 kiwi, peeled and sliced
1 pint strawberry, sliced
1 (8 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained

directions

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar into a nonstick skillet; stir constantly until sugar melts and coats almonds. Remove from heat when almonds are brown. Be careful because almonds burn easily.
Mix together poppy seed dressing ingredients.
Mix dressing with the salad ingredients; chill.

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Reviews

Made this today for our Father's Day cookout, and it was terrific. Everyone enjoyed. . . we finished every last bit. I toasted the almonds in a frying pan without using the sugar. Also used Splenda in the dressing and it was fine. Can't wait to make again.

PugGrannie
Wow! Excellent and very easy! The perfect mix for a beautiful springy salad. I made the dressing the day before then tossed with the other ingredients right before Easter dinner. 16 oz of mixed baby salad greens is a LOT, so I'd increase the number of servings listed. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

LonghornMama
this is a beautiful salad . it went well with roast chicken

dienia
I made this fruity salad for our lunch today along with some yummy breadsticks. I scaled back the recipe for the two of us and used what fruit I had on hand. I love the sweet crunch almonds, addicting!!! I used iceberg lettuce, strawberries, granny smith apple and Monterey Jack Cheese, as I don't like blue cheese at all. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. Made for 123 Tag Game.

diner524