15 Minute Mandarin Orange Salad Food

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup white sugar, salt, pepper, vinegar and oil.
• Heat until sugar dissolves.
• Cool.
• Meanwhile cook almonds and 6 tsp.
• sugar over med-low heat in saucepan stirring constantly until sugar melts and almonds coated.
• Cool and break apart.
• Break apart lettuces into bite size pieces.
• Add thinly sliced celery, cut on diagonal and thinly sliced green onions.
• 5 minutes before serving toss with drained mandarin oranges, sugared almonds and cooled dressing.
• If desired can add a few pieces of chunked pineapple and top with a few crunchy chow mein noodles.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• the orange jello mix, vanilla pudding package contents and tapioca pudding package contents with the water in a medium sauce pan.
• the mixture over medium heat, stirring frequently to prevent sticking and scorching.
• until the mixture boils and thickens.
• the thickened gelatin mixture into a container to cool and leave on the counter to come to room temperature before refrigerating.
• When cooled to room temperature, cover the gelatin mixture and refrigerate until completely set.
• After the gelatin is firmly set (minimum of 4 to 6 hours), stir in the non-dairy whipped topping and mandarin oranges. Stir until thoroughly integrated into the mandarin orange salad. The jello salad will be thick, but light and fluffy.
• Mandarin Orange Jello Salad until ready to serve.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine orange jello,vanilla pudding,tapioca pudding and three cups of water.
• Cook until mixture thickens and boils.
• Take off heat and add the pearl tapioca that were soaking.
• Stir well.
• Place this mixture into a large bowl and place in refrigerator overnight (this is a must in order to set properly).
• In the morning fold in mandarin oranges and the coolwhip.
• Let stand in refrigerator for a few hours and then serve.