Mandarin Chicken Salad with Orange Juice Dressing

Submitted by Trisha W

"I have had this recipe for many years, and do not remember where I originally got it. The dressing really sets the salad off, adding a wonderful sweet and sour tang to the salad. This salad makes an attactive, colorful place setting. Pleasing to the eye and palate. Preparation time does not include cooking the chicken."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 3 cups cooked chicken (can buy canned)
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup celery, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup mayonnaise
• mandarin orange
• grapes
• slivered almonds
• lettuce leaf

• salad dressing

• 2⁄3 cup salad oil
• 1⁄3 cup orange juice
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
• celery seed

directions

1. Mix the first 6 ingredients together.
2. Chill.
3. Mix the dressing ingredients together and chill.
4. Serve on lettuce leaves.
5. Decorate with fruit around the edges.
6. Spoon salad dressing over the salad mixture when served.

Reviews

[CountryLady]

A terrific light lunch or add some potato salad for a complete meal on a hot summer night! I poached 2 chicken breasts, cut them into strips, but omitted the grapes as they are very expensive at this time of the year. Thanx Trisha!

 

[Arichka]

Great salad. I ommited mayo and added only 1/3 cup of oil to the dressing, also I used granny smith apples insted of grapes. Came out great,low fat,full of flavor and easy to make. Thank you.

 

[carole in orlando]

This is a lovely luncheon salad and so easy to make. The dressing just sets it off. Thanks, Carole in Orlando

 

[HelMo]

Wow, what a wonderful salad and dressing. Daughter and hubby said it was the prettiest and yummiest salad yet. This is a keeper. Thanks for sharing. - Helen

 

[Judy from Hawaii]

This salad made a wonderful light meal for a warm summer evening. Even DH, who tends not to favor salad as a main dish, complimented me on the meal. I didn't have any celery & used Splenda instead of the sugar in the dressing (I find that no one in the family notices it when I sneak that in). Otherwise I folowed the recipe exactly. I threw some dried cranberries into the portion I saved to take to work tomorrow. Thanks, Trisha!