Mandarin Orange Spinach Salad
photo by jpatel02004
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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Dressing
- 1⁄3 cup salad oil
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash pepper
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Salad
- 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 4 cups torn spinach (or any combination you'd like of romaine, iceburg, spinach etc.)
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1⁄2 cup sliced green onion (or sometimes I use red onion)
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
directions
- In a jar, combine all ingredients for the dressing.
- Shake well and refrigerate for at least one hour to blend flavours.
- (I make it the night before) In a heavy skillet, cook almonds and sugar over medium heat until sugar melts and coats almonds, stirring frequently.
- Cool.
- Break apart if necessary.
- In large bowl, combine spinach, celery and green onions.
- Just before serving, add almonds and orange segments.
- Toss gently.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss.
- P.S.I always double the amount of almonds because they really add a wonderful flavour to the salad-- and because some mysteriously disappear before they make it to the salad!
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Reviews
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This is a light and refreshing spring salad indeed !!!! I had this as my dinner this evening and can't wait to take the leftovers to work for lunch tomorrow !! I will make this a standard at my house from now on . I also think this would be a great potluck dish if you pack all the ingredients seperatley and then toss this on site . How lovely , Thank You !
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I'm surprised that I have not reviewed this recipe before. It literally turned me into someone who regularly eats salads. It's nice to try out new food that is green! The almonds add a really nice touch, and the sugar doesn't make the overall flavor too sweet. I've played around with some of the ingredients, but usually make it as is. The other day, I realized that I didn't have any spinach. I used mixed greens and threw in some leftover pineapple. No matter what I seem to do, I end up devouring the bowl. I'd highly recommend this recipe!
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This recipe was great. I used green onions but I would use red onion next time for color. I made a few changes because I wanted a healthier salad, instead of 1/4 cup sugar i used about 1/5 cup of agave syrup in the dressing and for the almonds I used 3 tablespoons of brown rice syrup...they were hard as a rock so I chopped them. Overall a really nice flavor.
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This recipe was great. I used green onions but I would use red onion next time for color. I made a few changes because I wanted a healthier salad, instead of 1/4 cup sugar i used about 1/5 cup of agave syrup in the dressing and for the almonds I used 3 tablespoons of brown rice syrup...they were hard as a rock so I chopped them. Overall a really nice flavor.
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Love2Eat
Canada