CREAMY MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Creamy Mandarin Orange Salad image

This light salad with butter lettuce, sweet onion, oranges and mushrooms includes its own creamy garlic dressing recipe.

Provided by MARBALET

Time 15m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

½ cup sour cream
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup milk
¾ teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch white sugar
1 pinch ground white pepper
1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
2 heads butter lettuce - rinsed, and torn
1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
5 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms
salt and pepper to taste

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15.5 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 95.4 mg, Sugar 11.5 g