Mandarin Orange Strawberry Spinach Salad Food

MANDARIN ORANGE STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix celery, parsley, and onions. Refrigerate.
• 2. Drain mandarin oranges and put them in the refrigerator. (You can keep some of the juice to add to the dressing also if you wish.)
• 3. Wash and dry strawberries. Slice and refrigerate.
• 4. DRESSING: Mix ingredients thoroughly and refrigerate. (The dressing will keep for several days.) Shake well before adding to the salad.
• 5. GARNISH: To caramelize almonds, put sugar and almonds in a frying pan on medium heat and stir constantly until almonds are lightly browned. Place them on a piece of wax paper to cool.
• 6. SERVE: Place spinach in a bowl. Add the celery mixture, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and almonds. and dressing. Toss and Serve!
• 7. Place salad on a plate and drizzle with dressing.

SPINACH STRAWBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• If making a large salad, I suggest doing layers. For individual salads, no need for layers.
• Place 1/2 spinach in large salad bowl.
• Top with 1/2 of the strawberries, 1/2 of the oranges and half of the pecans.
• Add second layer of spinach and top with remaining strawberries, oranges and pecans.
• Serve with poppy seed dressing or balsamic dressing.

SPINACH, STRAWBERRY, MANDARIN SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all dressing ingredients, mix well and refrigerate.
• Make well ahead to allow flavors to blend.
• Taste dressing and adjust sugar/vinegar for your sweet/tart taste preferences.
• Tear fresh spinach into bite sized pieces, wash and pat dry.
• Wash strawberries, drain, pat dry and cut in thirds.
• Shake dressing container well and toss with spinach, strawberries, kiwi and mandarin orange sections just before serving, otherwise the spinach will wilt.
• This makes a wonderfully tart, slightly sweet and very colorful salad!

STRAWBERRY-ORANGE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• On salad plates, arrange the spinach, strawberries, oranges and onion. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the remaining ingredients; shake well. Drizzle over salads; serve immediately.

BABY SPINACH SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGE AND RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Arrange spinach leaves on a large platter or individual salad plates. Top with mandarin sections and chopped red onion. Whisk together marmalade and vinegar. Stream oil into dressing while continuing to whisk.
• When you are ready to serve, pour the dressing over salad and season with salt and pepper.

SPINACH, MANDARIN ORANGE, STRAWBERRY, RED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Wash and drain spinach and take off large stems. Put in large bowl.
• 2. Wash and drain strawberries and cut into quarters. Put into bowl.
• 3. Slice red onion thinly and put into bowl. I use whole onion but if you want, you can use half.
• 4. Drain mandarin oranges and put into bowl.
• 5. Just before serving, pour bottle of dressing and mix ingredients. I use whole bottle, but you can use it to taste. Its best to finish off the salad because the spinach gets soggy if leftover.

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.

MANDARIN ORANGE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the first five ingredients; shake well. Set aside. In a skillet, cook and stir the almonds and sugar over medium heat until sugar is melted and almonds are coated, 5-7 minutes. Spread on foil to cool completely., In a large salad bowl, combine the romaine, spinach, celery and onions. Add oranges and sugared almonds; toss gently. Shake dressing; drizzle over salad and toss to coat.

MANDARIN ORANGE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• 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!

SPINACH AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, sugar, water, butter, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture is bubbling, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Whisk egg into dressing; return saucepan to low heat and simmer until dressing thickens, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Combine spinach, mushrooms, mandarin oranges, almonds, bacon, red onion rings, and croutons in a large bowl; pour dressing over salad. Toss to coat.

SPINACH SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGES AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Lay the Del Monte Mandarin Orange sections out on paper towels to drain.
• Combine the lemon juice, salt, pepper, mustard and shallots in a large bowl. Whisk until the salt is dissolved. Slowly whisk in both oils until blended and thickened.
• Pile the spinach on top of the dressing and add the Del Monte Mandarin Orange sections and the walnuts. Toss until the leaves are slightly wilted and coated with the dressing.

SPINACH, ORANGE & STRAWBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• To prepare dressing, place salt, pepper, mustard and a few drops of oil into a bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Gradully add vinegar, oil, and orange concentrating - whisk until smooth.
• Put all salad ingredients in salad bowl and toss with dressing.
• Serve with blue cheese sprinkles.

MANDARIN SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine salad ingredients in large bowl.
• Mix together dressing ingredients & pour over salad ingredients. Toss gently and enjoy!

STRAWBERRY ORANGE PECAN TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the oil, sugar, vinegar, parsley, salt and pepper sauce until blended. Cover and refrigerate., In a large heavy skillet, melt sugar over medium-low heat without stirring until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Add pecans and butter; stir constantly until butter is melted and pecans are coated. Remove from the heat. Pour onto a foil-lined baking sheet; cool completely. Break pecans apart if necessary., In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, romaine, oranges, celery, strawberries and onions. Just before serving, drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Top with sugared pecans.