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Mandarin Almond Salad

By GinnyP on October 08, 2002

Photo by * Pamela *

7 Reviews

Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4-6

Photo by * Pamela *

About This Recipe

"Another Mandarin Almond Salad. Only slightly different from the one Inez posted. Can't go wrong with either one. This is good stuff!"

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.

Private Note

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 (265 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving: %
Calories 460.8
Calories from Fat 303: 65%

Amount Per Serving: %
Total Fat 33.6g: 51%
Saturated Fat 4.2g: 21%
Cholesterol 0.0mg: 0%
Sugars 28.7 g
Sodium 21.2mg: 0%
Total Carbohydrate 39.6g: 13%
Dietary Fiber 8.1g: 32%
Sugars 28.7 g: 115%
Protein 6.0g: 12%

Reviews

"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."

By Amy D on October 28, 2002 | 29496
"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!"

By * Pamela * on February 20, 2004 | 89761
"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"

By carole in orlando on October 31, 2007 | 507380
"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."

By Lulu #280529 on January 08, 2006 | 236281
"This is the same recipe I have used and it is very good...light and refreshing."

By CURLEYBERLEY on April 19, 2005 | 168524
"Excellent and easy salad. Did not have green onions so I put in snow peas and used a fresh mandarin orange. Thanks for the recipe"

By Cilantro in Canada on February 19, 2005 | 154835
"This is a great version of this salad. The dressing was very tasty, although I made a slight change to it by reducing the oil to 1/3 cup. Since we like just a light coating of dressing on our lettuce, I only used about half of the dressing on our salad. I can't let it go to waste so I guess I'll have to make another batch tomorrow night! "

By acerast on January 02, 2005 | 143934