Best Mandarin Romaine Salad Recipes

ROMAINE AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• Place vinegar, sugar, red onion, mustard powder, and salt into the bowl of a blender. Cover, and puree on high until smooth. Reduce blender speed to medium-low; slowly pour in the vegetable oil and blend until incorporated and the dressing is creamy. Stir in the poppy seeds and set aside.
• To serve, toss the romaine in a large bowl with the crumbled bacon, Mandarin oranges, and enough dressing to moisten. Place onto salad plates and sprinkle with toasted almonds.

SPINACH/ROMAINE SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING & MANDARIN OR

Steps:

• SALAD - Drain oranges, place into a bowl and set aside.
• Cube apples and place in a bowl.
• Pour lemon juice over; mix well to coat to prevent from turning brown and let marinate for about 1 hour or longer.
• Before using apples, drain any excess lemon juice.
• Prepare spinach and Romaine lettuce; dry on paper towels, and add to a large bowl.
• Add ice cubes and let chill for at least 1/2 hour to crisp.
• DRESSING - In a glass jar with lid, add orange juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey, poppy seeds, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper; shake well to blend.
• TO SERVE - Remove ice from the greens and discard; drain any water.
• Add apples and pine nuts and toss to mix well.
• Add dressing mixture and toss to coat well.
• Arrange spinach on individual salad plates and top with 3 or 4 Mandarin orange segments.
• This dressing is also very good with young, mixed greens.

MANDARIN ORANGE & ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first six ingredients until blended. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Drizzle with dressing; toss lightly to coat.

MANDARIN ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, sugar, vinegar, parsley, salt, pepper and pepper sauce; shake well. , Just before serving, sprinkle salad with pecans. Shake dressing and pour over salad; toss to coat.

MANDARIN ORANGE & ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first six ingredients until blended. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Drizzle with dressing; toss lightly to coat.

MANDARIN ORANGE ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• Cut up Romaine lettuce into bite size pieces. Drain the mandarin oranges before spreading on top of the Romaine lettuce. Top with oven toasted almonds. Pour the honey mustard salad dressing over the greens and serve immediately.

ROMAINE MANDARIN SALAD

Steps:

• To Caramelize Almonds: Put almonds in a small skillet or saucepan. Sprinkle with sugar. Heat, stirring constantly, until light brown. Put almonds on waxed paper to cool.
• For Dressing: Whisk all ingredients together until well mixed.
• For Salad: Mix all salad ingredients, caramelized almonds and dressing.

MANDARIN ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook sugar over medium heat until melted. Add almonds, stir, and turn onto waxed paper to cool. Mix next five ingredients in bowl. Stir dressing ingredients together and toss with salad.