Mandarin Salad

Name: Mandarin Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup sliced almonds; 4 teaspoons sugar; 1/4 head lettuce, torn into bite size pieces; 1/4 bunch romaine lettuce, torn into bite size pieces; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 2 green onions, with tops thinly sliced; 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons vinegar; 1 tablespoon snipped parsley; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 dash pepper; 1 dash red pepper sauce

Submitted by crawfish pie

"My mom had this at a party and brought the recipe home.Weve been enjoying it ever since!!!"

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup sliced almonds
4 teaspoons sugar
¹⁄₄ head lettuce, torn into bite size pieces
¹⁄₄ bunch romaine lettuce, torn into bite size pieces
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 green onions, with tops thinly sliced
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
Sweet and Sour dressing
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon snipped parsley
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 dash pepper
1 dash red pepper sauce

directions

Dressing: Shake all ingredients in a tightly covered jar;refrigerate.
Salad: Cook almonds and sugar over low haest,stirring constanly,until sugar is melted and almonds are coated.
Cool and break apart.
Store at room temp.
Place lettuce and romaine in a plastic bag;add celery and onions.
Pour sweet and sour dressing in the bag;add orange segments.
Close bag tightly and shake till coated.
Add almonds and enjoy!

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Reviews

A very tasty, light salad with a luscious light sweet dressing. I sprinkled a little fresh grated parmigiano reggiano cheese on top. DH and I both enjoyed it a lot, and I'll be making it again.

BeachGirl
I have been making this salad for over 30 years and people always request the recipe. I love it not just because it tastes lightly refreshing and looks nice, but also because I have the ingredients on hand and you can do aspects of it the day before. I do the slow melt of sugar and adding the almonds ahead. I also put the greens and celery mixture into a disposable plastic bag the day before. I make the dressing ahead of time. Right before I serve it, I dump the almonds, drained mandarin segments, and onion into the bag, rotate the mixture, dump the salad into into a clear bowl, andnd throw out the bag.

WiGal
This salad was wonderful light,crisp refreshing! I added (my favorite) cilantro to the dressing! This is a keeper!

Rita1652
Very good- even my husband ate it, who is "afraid" of ingredients like green onion and celery and parsley. Be sure and drain the oranges well, or the salad gets a little too liquidy on the bottom. I used pine nuts instead of almonds- and it worked out fine. The sugared nuts are one of the highlights of the salad!

didyb
My sister in law has been making this salad forever, I love it! I am so glad I finally found a recipe for it! I made it for my family Sunday night and they loved it! Wonderful, easy recipe to make and share!

Jenniferluvsbaseball

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Very good- even my husband ate it, who is "afraid" of ingredients like green onion and celery and parsley. Be sure and drain the oranges well, or the salad gets a little too liquidy on the bottom. I used pine nuts instead of almonds- and it worked out fine. The sugared nuts are one of the highlights of the salad!

didyb

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crawfish pie

Sacramento, California

I was born and raised in southern Louisiana but right now Im livin in California so I guess that makes me a California Cajun!I am married and we have 3 kids a girl 9 and a boy 5 and a new baby girl 9 months.I am an EMT but for now I am staying home with my kids!So my time is spent cooking,cleaning,cooking,cleaning...You get the picture right!!As for cookbooks the only one I need is right here with all ya'!ll

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