Best Avocado And Mandarin Orange Salad Recipes

Chicken, Avocado and Mandarin Orange Salad image

Provided by TasteTester

Categories < 15 Mins

Time 15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

10 ounces mixed salad greens (I like the butter lettuce mix or the romaine mix)
15 ounces mandarin oranges, well-drained
6 ounces of cooked and sliced chicken breasts
2 very thin slices red onions, cut in half and sliced into crescents
1/4 cup pecans, toasted
1/2 cup of bottled light Italian dressing or 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette dressing
2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled and cut into chunks (I use Haas avocados, the dark-skinned avocados, but California avocados could also be used)

Steps:

In a large salad bowl, combine salad greens, mandarin oranges, chicken, onion and pecans.
In a small bowl, combine dressing and 1/2 cup avocado cubes. Mash and blend into dressing. Add remaining avocado cubes and dressing to salad. Toss and serve.

Avocado and Mandarin Orange Salad image

Provided by KLHquilts

Categories Oranges

Time 15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup wine vinegar
3/4 cup salad oil
1/2 cup orange juice (fresh is best)
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 lemon, juice of
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups mandarin oranges
2 small purple onions
2 avocados
2 heads romaine lettuce
1 head lettuce (any leaf-type lettuce)

Steps:

Make dressing: Combine vinegar, oil, orange juice, mustard, orange peel, lemon juice, sugar, and salt.
Drain mandarin oranges.
Slice onions into very thin slices.
Combine mandarin oranges, sliced avocados and onion rings.
Cover orange/avocado/onion mixture with dressing and refrigerate.
Immediately before serving, break up lettuce and spoon orange/avocado mixture over lettuce.