Recipe 1145 - Mandarin Orange Salad
Recipe 1145 - Mandarin Orange Salad
(by Aunt Eileen [Knouse] Carter)
1/2 cup almond slivers
3 TBSP white sugar
1/2 head iceberg lettuce (washed and torn into bite sized pieces)
1/2 bunch Romaine lettuce (washed and torn into bite sized pieces)
1 cup chopped celery
2 green onions (chopped)
1 - 11oz. can Dole mandarin orange slices (drained)
Dressing: 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. pepper; 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 TBSP chopped
parsley; 1 TBSP white sugar; 2 TBSP cider vinegar
In a saucepan over low heat add 3 TBSP white sugar and almond slivers--
cook and stir until sugar melts and almonds become coated with sugar
(watch it carefully--it burns easily)--set aside to cool. In a small bowl add salt,
pepper, canola oil, chopped parsley, 1 TBSP white sugar and cider vinegar--
stir until mixed and refrigerate it until cold. In a large salad serving bowl add
lettuce, celery and chopped green onions--toss. When ready to eat add
sugared almonds and drained mandarin oranges on top of salad. Pour
dressing over the top--toss to coat.
Continue to:
Other Recipes:
- 1208 - Raspberry Swirl Pie
- 1071 - Chicken and Macaroni Casserole
- 1033 - Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
- 1204 - Mushroom Crab Dip
- 1161 - No Crust Shoo Fly Pie
- 1105 - Ham & Broccoli Stovetop Noodles
About the author
This recipe is from Shirley McNevich's first Mom's Best Recipes Volume 5. Published here with permission.
Please consider supporting Shirley, by purchasing her cookbooks. Shirley would also be delighted to receive feedback at her email address. Don't forget to check Shirley's blog.
Best Selling Cookbooks:
My Books
