Spinach/Romaine Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing & Mandarin Or

"I have been experimenting with different types of salads and dressings and have developed this very tasty combination of greens and dressing."
 
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photo by Caroline Cooks photo by Caroline Cooks
photo by Caroline Cooks
photo by Caroline Cooks photo by Caroline Cooks
Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • SALAD - Drain oranges, place into a bowl and set aside.
  • Cube apples and place in a bowl.
  • Pour lemon juice over; mix well to coat to prevent from turning brown and let marinate for about 1 hour or longer.
  • Before using apples, drain any excess lemon juice.
  • Prepare spinach and Romaine lettuce; dry on paper towels, and add to a large bowl.
  • Add ice cubes and let chill for at least 1/2 hour to crisp.
  • DRESSING - In a glass jar with lid, add orange juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey, poppy seeds, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper; shake well to blend.
  • TO SERVE - Remove ice from the greens and discard; drain any water.
  • Add apples and pine nuts and toss to mix well.
  • Add dressing mixture and toss to coat well.
  • Arrange spinach on individual salad plates and top with 3 or 4 Mandarin orange segments.
  • This dressing is also very good with young, mixed greens.

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Reviews

  1. Absolutely delicious salad dressing!!! Certainly warrants more than 5 stars. Used it tossed with baby spinach, arranged mandarine sections on top and scattered some sunflower seeds. Yummy, thanks for sharing.
     
  2. just made the dressing to put on a similar salad but with teryaki chicken. sooo yummy! thanks
     
  3. We adored this salad...there was not a speck left after dinner, even though there was another salad that was only half eaten. I made this on the spur of the moment and did not have any apples in the house so I added some dried cherries to the orange segments, and substituted roasted walnuts for the pine nuts (there again, none in the larder). The dressing is wonderful, and I am thinking that it might also be good on a cold grain salad with oranges and dried fruit.
     
  4. I used this dressing and it was great! I used the spring mix from my garden along with apples, craisins, and the mandarin oranges. The orange juice really makes this dressing great!
     
  5. I made this for a dinner party and received rave reviews - it was gobbled up. I add 1/4 cup water to the dressing the mellow the OJ a bit. The dressing is amazing and even my kids like it. They are a hard sell...usually it's only Ranch that they will eat. We've been eating the dressing on several different types of salads! It's great!!
     
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  1. We adored this salad...there was not a speck left after dinner, even though there was another salad that was only half eaten. I made this on the spur of the moment and did not have any apples in the house so I added some dried cherries to the orange segments, and substituted roasted walnuts for the pine nuts (there again, none in the larder). The dressing is wonderful, and I am thinking that it might also be good on a cold grain salad with oranges and dried fruit.
     
  2. Uncle Bill, this was AMAZING, I really didn't expect it to be as good as it was. I also subbed roasted walnuts for the pine nuts though. It actually looks as beautiful as it tastes. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. ;) I also love the suggestions for variations on this, thanks everyone for the ideas.
     
  3. WOW! I have made this salad twice with a few variations and everyone has loved it! The first time I used only spinach and added fresh bean sprouts and some crumbled blue cheese. The second time I used mixed baby greens. Both times I subbed toasted almonds for the pine nuts. I also added some lemon juice to the dressing to give a little more "zip"It was absolutely delicious both ways. There was such a nice blend of tangy and sweet flavours, and a contrast of textures. It looked really beautiful too! This recipe is so versatile, I know I'll be making versions of it a lot! Thank you, Uncle Bill!
     
  4. A wonderful salad, loved the tart apples - a nice contrast with the sweet dressing. I substituted toasted slivered almonds for the pine nuts. Delicious !! A nice presentation idea; I will definitely make this again!
     

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