Mandarin Pork Salad Food

MANDARIN PORK SALAD

Steps:

• Grill pork, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat for 8-10 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reaches 160°., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the salad greens, oranges, onion, cheese, beets, cilantro and jalapeno. Transfer to a serving platter. Whisk the vinegar, oil and salt. Thinly slice pork; arrange over salad. Drizzle with dressing.

MANDARIN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. For dressing, place together the oil, vinegar, orange juice, Mrs. Dash® Original Blend, mustard and honey in jar with tight-fitting lid.
• 2. Cover and shake to mix well; set aside.
• 3. Combine stock with chicken and celery in medium bowl.
• 4. Pour dressing over chicken mixture; toss to mix well.
• 5. Cover and chill for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
• 6. Add orange segments and almonds; toss gently before serving.
• *Chef's hint: Add a small handful of your favorite salad greens to enhance this flavorful preparation.

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.

PORK SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGES

Steps:

• In small bowl, whisk juice, vineger, honey, oil, mustard powder and ginger.
• Cook Pork: grease pan and warm over medium heat.
• Add pork and saute` until it loses its pink color, about 4 to 5 minutes; remove from heat.
• In large bowl, toss greens, oranges and dressing.
• Add pork and serve immediately with French Bread.

MANDARIN PORK

Steps:

• Combine ingredients for marinade in a shallow dish.
• Slice pork at an angle in thin medallions and add to marinade, tossing to coat; allow meat to marinate for at least 30 minutes at room temperature or several hours refrigerated.
• Mix together sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
• Mix together cornstarch with the 3 tbsp water in a shallow dish and set aside (will be used as a thickener later).
• Heat 1 tbsp of oil in wok on med-high heat and add the 4 cloves of minced garlic.
• Allow garlic to sizzle briefly, then add pork, and stir-fry for approximately 3 minutes.
• Remove pork from wok using a slotted spoon and leave any meat juices in the pan.
• Add broccoli to the wok with the pan juices and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Add mushrooms to the wok along with 1/2 tbsp of oil and stir-fry for another minute.
• Place bamboo shoots and water chestnuts in the wok and mix together, stir-frying an additional minute.
• Return pork to wok, stirring all together, then add contents of sauce bowl and mix thoroughly.
• Re-stir thickener in its little dish before adding to wok, then add it to the stir-fry, stirring until the dish is thickened, about 1 more minute.
• Serve with hot steamed rice.

SPICY MANDARIN SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine reserved liquid from mandarin oranges, canola oil, olive oil, mustard, cloves, and Chinese five-spice powder in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; seal jar and shake vigorously until the dressing emulsifies.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir pecans and sugar into the butter; let simmer until hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Season the pecans with rosemary and cayenne pepper; continue cooking another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and drain pecans on a plate lined with paper towels.
• Toss spinach leaves and green onion together in a large mixing bowl; top with mandarin oranges and pecans. Drizzle dressing over the salad to serve.