Sweet Romaine Salad

Submitted by Linda Graham

"Wow, this has replaced my favourite Caesar Salad for popularity when people ask me to bring salad. It is really tasty. I have about 8 people to Sunday dinner each week and when I make this I have to double it and it all goes. When you double the salad ingredients you do not have to double the dressing. Just toss more."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 salad
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 head romaine lettuce, torn
• 1 small red onion, sliced and divided into rings
• 1 can mandarin orange, drained
• sliced strawberry, to equal mandarines
• 1⁄4 cup cashews

• PoppySeed Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise or 3/4 cup Miracle Whip
• 3 teaspoons poppy seeds
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar

directions

1. Make dressing (best the day before).
2. Just before serving toss together the first 4 ingredients.
3. Pour the Poppy Seed dressing over and toss well to coat all the leaves.
4. Sprinkle cashews over top.

Reviews

[Baby Chevelle]

This was good. Thought the dressing was a little tangy. I was really expecting sweeter I think. But loved the addition of the mandarin orange, and cashews. That was great, and different from other recipes I have tried with the strawberries. Thanks for letting us try this, I think I will do it again and just add a tad more sugar, or maybe even balsamic with pomegranite might be good!

 

[Gretta Vosper]

An awesome recipe. I create a vegan version with soy or rice milk and vegannaise. I also use fructose in place of the sugar for friends with sensitivities. Oh, and the nuts are either on the side (at home we have a nut allergy) or sunflower seeds are offered when we take it elsewhere and don't know what allergies are there. Always a hit!

 

[Rose Catron]

This recipe is Excellent & easy to prepare. I've made it several times. Didn't take long for the dish to empty. I had a request to bring it to the next Salad Luncheon Potluck, too. I am a TOPS member, so am always interested in eye-appealing, low cal recipes. rosebud from Iowa

 

[Signe Thorgood]

There aren't enough stars to say how good this one was. MMMMMMM.