SPECIAL CITRUS SALAD

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An easy tangy dressing makes this salad taste as impressive as it looks.-Janice Ubaldi, Petaluma, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
3 tablespoons French or Italian salad dressing
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Pinch dried tarragon
Leaf lettuce, optional
1/2 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1/2 small cucumber, sliced
1/2 small red onion, sliced
1 small tomato, sliced

Steps:

Drain juice from oranges into a small bowl; set oranges aside. To the juice, add the parsley, salad dressing, basil, lemon juice, brown sugar, pepper and tarragon; mix well. Line individual salad plates with lettuce if desired; arrange oranges, grapefruit, cucumber, onion and tomato on lettuce. Serve with dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 340mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 2g protein.