Best Tantalizing Mandarin Orange Shrimp Salad Recipes

MANDARIN ORANGE SHRIMP SALAD

Mandarin Orange Shrimp Salad image

This wonderful tossed salad is great for a special salad or even a main course. It's one of my most requested recipes. Omit or increase ingredients to suit your taste. Serves 8 as salad, 4-6 as main dish.

Provided by kmalavey

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 30m

Yield 4-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup salad oil
2 heads romaine lettuce, cut in bite-sized pieces
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1 lb fresh shrimp
2 ripe avocados, chopped
1 red onion, sliced into thin rings
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Steps:

Mix dressing ingredients and let sit over night or at least 3 hours in refrigerator.
Toast almonds and sesame seeds in frying pan.
Chop salad into bite-size pieces.
Slice onion into thin rings.
Cut avocado into 1/2 inch cubes.
Sprinkle lemon juice on avocado if not serving immediately.
Combine all salad ingredients including drained oranges and shrimp.
Toss, dress and serve.

FRISEE SALAD WITH SHRIMP, FENNEL AND MANDARIN ORANGES

Frisee Salad With Shrimp, Fennel and Mandarin Oranges image

Provided by Sara Rimer

Categories salads and dressings

Time 20m

Yield Ten servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup plus 3 tablespoons light olive oil
4 shallots, minced
1 pound shrimp, shelled, deveined and split lengthwise
2 fennel bulbs, trimmed
Juice of 1 lemon
2 heads frisee or curly endive, washed
5 mandarin oranges (or clementines or tangerines), peeled and sectioned, with pith and pits removed

Steps:

In a mason jar combine 1/3 cup of the vinegar with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add 1 cup of the olive oil and the shallots. Cover and shake vigorously until the dressing becomes thick. Set aside.
Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. In a large skillet heat the remaining olive oil until hot. Add the shrimp and saute, stirring constantly, until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove the shrimp to a bowl and toss with half of the dressing.
Deglaze the pan over medium heat with the remaining vinegar, scraping the bottom of the pan. Pour over the shrimp. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside.
Halve the fennel bulbs and cut into 1/4-inch slices. Toss with the lemon juice. In a large bowl combine the fennel, frisee, orange sections and remaining dressing. Mix in the shrimp with its dressing. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 324, UnsaturatedFat 22 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 508 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams

MANDARIN ORANGES WITH SHRIMP

Mandarin Oranges With Shrimp image

From an old, falling apart cookbook I got at a garage sale after we were first married. This is a recipe I saved.

Provided by Recipe Junkie

Categories Oranges

Time 20m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 teaspoons sherry wine
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 lb shrimp, cleaned
oil (for cooking)
1/2 cup drained canned mandarin orange segments
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
boiled rice

Steps:

Mix sherry and cornstarch together.
Marinate shrimp in mixture 5 minutes.
Heat oil in wok or skillet, enough to cover bottom.
Stir-fry shrimp just until color changes.
Add mandarin orange segments, sugar, and salt.
Stir-fry until just until heated through, no more than 1 minute.
Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.8, Fat 1.4, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 220.9, Sodium 546.7, Carbohydrate 8.9, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 5.9, Protein 24.1

TANTALIZING MANDARIN ORANGE SHRIMP SALAD

Tantalizing Mandarin Orange Shrimp Salad image

This salad is a real crowd pleaser or just right for your family dinner or picnic. I triple this recipe for our church functions. It is always the first salad to go. It's often requested by many. I have made this salad with the poppy seed dressing for over 30 years. The photo(s) are mine.

Provided by Dee *

Categories Lettuce Salads

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 heads romain lettuce cleaned and dried
2 15oz can(s) mandarin oranges drained
1/8-1/4 red onion sliced into rings for garnish
1/2-1 lb jumbo shrimp-i use 1 12oz bag 26-30 count
2 3oz bag(s) slivered almonds toasted till golden brown
1-2 avocados-i use haas avocados they have a rich buttery taste
SEE MY RECIPE FOR DEE'S TANTALIZING POPPYSEED DRESSING BELOW
3/4 c white sugar
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp salt
1/3 c wine vinegar
1 Tbsp red onion juice and pulp-grated and on fine side of grater. the grated onion really pops the taste of this dressing
1 c salad oil
11/2 tsp poppy seeds

Steps:

1. Toss all ingredients except for sliced red onions.
2. Mix all ingredients for poppy seed dressing in blender. Then pour amount you would like on salad and toss again. This poppy seed recipe makes enough for when I triple the recipe to make for church.
3. Put slices of red onion on top for garnish.