Bettys Strawberry Mandarin Salad Food

MANDARIN MIXED GREENS SALAD

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, cook almonds and 4 teaspoons sugar over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until sugar is melted and almonds are coated; cool and break apart.
• In tightly covered container, shake all dressing ingredients. Refrigerate until serving time.
• In large bowl, toss salad ingredients, dressing and almonds. Serve immediately.

ORANGE-STRAWBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In tightly covered container, shake all dressing ingredients.
• Serve oranges and strawberries on salad greens. Serve with dressing.

STRAWBERRY AND MANDARIN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Stir the almonds and 3 tablespoons sugar together in the skillet; cook until the sugar has melted and coats the almonds; 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk the vegetable oil, vinegar, hot sauce, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Toss the spring mix, oranges, strawberries, celery, onion, and parsley together in a large mixing bowl; drizzle the vegetable oil mixture over the lettuce mixture and stir gently to coat. Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the salad to serve.

BETSY'S MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, sugar, parsley, salt and pepper. Cover and shake well. Refrigerate until use.
• In a medium saucepan over medium low heat, cook and stir the almonds and sugar until the sugar is melted and the almonds are coated. Remove from heat, cool, and break apart. Store at room temperature until ready to serve salad.
• In a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, celery, oranges, almonds and dressing until evenly coated.

BETTY'S STRAWBERRY-MANDARIN SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and dry lettuce and tear into small pieces.
• Mix dressing and chill.
• For almonds: Beat egg white until foamy. Add sugar 1 Tbls at at time while beating egg white. Beat until stiff. Add almonds and mix well. Spread on buttered cookie sheet. Bake 325 until golden, turning with large spatula every 6 minutes. it may take 20-25 minutes. Don't give up. They will be crunchy when cool.
• Add the dressing and almonds right before serving.

BETTY'S SALAD

Steps:

• Layer salad ingredients in order listed below.
• Half (1/2) Package Spinach
• Six (6) Hard Boiled Eggs, sliced
• One (1) Can Bean Sprouts, drained
• 1-2 Cans Water Chestnuts, drained and sliced (optional, depending on the recipe you follow
• Add crumbled bacon.
• Mix dressing in blender and pour over salad.
• Keep all ingredients refrigerated.

STRAWBERRY-MANDARIN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all the dressing ingredients and refrigerate.
• Sprinkle sugar in bottom of non-stick skillet and then spread almonds over top. Over Medium-Low heat, brown nuts after sugar begins to melt. Be very careful to stir often and not to burn your almonds. Cool on waxed paper and separate while cooling.
• In large bowl, mix all the salad ingredients.
• Sprinkle almonds on salad and toss with dressing before serving.

EASY STRAWBERRY-MANDARIN ASIAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all in a large salad bowl and mix well to coat salad with dressing. Voila!
• Would be good with probably most viniagrettes but personally I make mine with Newman's Low-Fat Sesame Ginger Dressing! It really adds an asian twist and is relatively healthy.