Mandarin Orange Almond Salad Food

SPINACH MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together spinach, mandarin slices, and almonds.
• Whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients. Add as much dressing as you'd like to the salad, and toss. Store any leftover dressing in the fridge, and use within a month.
• Serve salad immediately.
• Make Ahead: Toss together all the salad ingredients up to 2-3 days ahead of time. Add the dressing immediately before serving.

MANDARIN ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the Romaine, drained oranges, and chopped onions.
• Heat sugar and almonds in a pan over medium heat until sugar melts and coats almonds; stir and heat until almonds are slightly brown.
• Turn onto plate and cool for 10 minutes.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid; shake vigorously.
• Pour salad dressing over lettuce mixture; toss.
• Sprinkle with sugared almonds.

MANDARIN ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, oranges and green onions.
• Heat 2 tablespoons sugar with the almonds in saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir while sugar starts to melt and coat almonds. Stir constantly until almonds are light brown. Turn onto a plate, and cool for 10 minutes.
• Combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, one tablespoon sugar, red pepper flakes and black pepper in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake vigorously until sugar is dissolved.
• Before serving, toss lettuce with salad dressing until coated. Transfer to a decorative serving bowl, and sprinkle with sugared almonds.

ALMOND-ORANGE TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium-low heat, cook sugar, without stirring for 12-14 minutes or until melted. Add almonds; stir quickly to coat. Remove from the heat; pour onto waxed paper to cool., In a large serving bowl, combine the lettuce, romaine, oranges, avocado, celery, onions and almonds. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss gently to coat.

ORANGE ALMOND SALAD WITH AVOCADO

Steps:

• In a mason jar or small mixing bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients and stir to combine.
• In a large, combine all the salad ingredients. Top with desired amount of dressing and toss to combine. Serve.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar or salad dressing container, combine the 1/4 cup oil, 2 Tbs sugar, 2 Tbs vinegar, 1/2 tsp salt, a dash of pepper and a dash of hot sauce. Whisk to combine and stir up / shake right before serving as the oil and vinegar will separate.
• Heat a dry pan over medium high heat on your stovetop. Add 1/4 cup sliced almonds to the pan and move pan in circular motions so the nuts move around and get toasted evenly. Keep an eye on the almonds so they don't burn! Once toasted and fragrant, transfer the toasted nuts to a cup or plate until you're ready to assemble your salad.
• Combine 16 oz fresh spinach with 1 15oz can drained mandarin oranges in a large salad bowl. Add the toasted almonds to the salad. Add as much dressing as desired to the salad and toss to evenly coat the spinach leaves.
• Serve immediately!

ALMOND & MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients; pour over salad and toss to coat.

MANDARIN ORANGE ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• Toss lettuce, celery, parsley, and green onions.
• Mix oil, vinegar, Tabasco, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Dress salad, sprinkle with oranges and almonds, serve.

ORANGE AND ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange chopped lettuce on a platter. Trim a thin slice of orange skin down to the flesh off the top and bottom of the orange. Stand the orange upright and trim off strips of the remaining peel working from top to bottom around the orange. Cut each orange then in 1/2 lengthwise. Slice the 1/2 oranges into 1/2 moon shapes. Arrange the sliced oranges around the chopped romaine. Lightly toast the almonds in a small skillet over moderate heat or in a toaster or conventional oven. Top the romaine and oranges with toasted almonds and chopped tarragon.
• In a small bowl, combine honey, vinegar, orange juice and mustard with a whisk. Stream in the oil while continuing to whisk the dressing to combine it. Pour the dressing evenly over the entire salad platter in a slow, thin stream. Season the salad with salt and pepper. The salad is pretty as is, no tossing.

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.

ORANGE ALMOND SALAD WITH ORANGE-BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Make salad by layering greens, orange segments, onions, and chopped almonds.
• Make vinaigrette by combining juice, mustard, vinegar, and olive oil in a jar with a lid and shake well until combined (or use a bowl and whisk well).
• Pour dressing over salad and serve.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Place mixed greens in a bowl.
• Lightly toast almonds in a pan on low heat (until golden).
• Top mixed greens with oranges.
• Sprinkle almonds on salad.
• Whisk the first four ingredients together in a small bowl, or place in a small jar and shake.
• Chop green onions and add to dressing mixture.
• Pour dressing over salad when ready to serve, or serve on the side.
• Optional: top with chicken strips for a complete meal.