Secret Mandarin Orange Salad Food

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple and oranges, reserving juices; set fruit aside. Add water to juices to equal 3 cups; pour into a large saucepan. Add pudding mixes; cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly, 5-10 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool. , Place the pineapple, oranges and cherries in a 2-qt. bowl; pour dressing over and stir to coat. Chill for several hours. Add bananas just before serving.

ORANGE JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together 4 cups of water, orange jello mix, and vanilla pudding mix in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, stirring the whole time to keep clumps from forming. Once it starts to boil, remove from heat. Pour into a heat-resistant container (I usually use a glass baking dish), cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for about four hours. Remove from fridge and break up the jello into chunks. Place in a large bowl. Add in the pineapple, mandarin oranges, and whipped cream and mix around until everything is combined. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to serve.

CREAMY MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare the dressing by whisking together the sour cream, mayonnaise, milk, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, white pepper and cayenne pepper. Store in an air-tight container and refrigerate.
• Prepare the salad in a large bowl by combining the lettuce, onion, oranges and mushrooms. Add enough dressing to coat and toss. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and add croutons if desired.

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!

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.

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.

MIXED BABY GREENS SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGES

Steps:

• Combine greens, oranges and cucumber in a salad bowl. In a small bowl, combine vinegar and sugar. Whisk in vegetable oil and sesame oil. Pour dressing over salad. Add sesame seeds, salt and pepper and toss.

SECRET MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Put the first 6 ingredients in a blender and blend well. While the blender is still running, slowly add the 1/2 cup vegetable oil. Blend until emulsified (thickened). This keeps the dressing from separating. If desired, at this point you could stir in the following ingredients: 1 tablespoon minced dry parsley 1/4 teaspoon dried minced onion Pour into a storage container and refrigerate until ready to serve. ALMONDS: 1 cup sliced almonds 5 rounded tablespoons sugar In a skillet, cook almonds and sugar over low heat, stirring constantly until sugar is melted and almonds are brown and sugar coated. Turn out onto a plate to cool and break apart. SALAD: 8 cups of lettuce greens (Spring greens, romaine, iceberg) torn into bite size pieces 1/2 cup chopped celery 4 green onions, sliced thin, (I like only the green part) 2 small cans mandarin oranges, drain and reserve juice for the avocado 1 large or 2 small avocadoes, chopped into small chunks and put in the reserved juice (keeps avocado from turning brown) 2 kiwi's, peeled and sliced PREPARATION: Toss together with just enough of the dressing to coat the lettuce. Do not drown the greens. Garnish with the caramelized almonds.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH PEANUTS

Steps:

• Tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces and combine with oranges and peanuts in a large bowl.
• For dressing: Combine sugar, oil, mustard, slat, vinegar, onion and poppy seeds in a jar. Shake well to blend. Toss the salad with desired amount of dressing.