Fast Mandarin Almond Salad Recipes

SPINACH MANDARIN SALAD WITH HONEY BALSAMIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place almonds on a baking sheet and toast for 7-9 minutes. Chop or pound almonds into small pieces. (Place in a plastic bag and use a wood spoon to pound.)
• Combine all salad ingredients in a medium bowl. Place ingredients for dressing into a high powered blender and blend on high until smooth. If dressing is too thick, add a small amount of water to thin out.
• Add desired amount of dressing to salad and toss just before serving. Enjoy!

MANDARIN ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• In a small skillet, melt 3 tablespoons sugar over low heat. Add almonds; stir until coated. Cool; break into small pieces and set aside. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine oil, vinegar, parsley, salt, pepper, hot pepper sauce and remaining sugar; shake well. , Just before serving, combine lettuce, oranges, onion and almonds in a large salad bowl. Shake dressing; pour over salad and toss.

MANDARIN ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the Romaine, drained oranges, and chopped onions.
• Heat sugar and almonds in a pan over medium heat until sugar melts and coats almonds; stir and heat until almonds are slightly brown.
• Turn onto plate and cool for 10 minutes.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid; shake vigorously.
• Pour salad dressing over lettuce mixture; toss.
• Sprinkle with sugared almonds.

MANDARIN MIXED GREENS SALAD

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, cook almonds and 4 teaspoons sugar over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until sugar is melted and almonds are coated; cool and break apart.
• In tightly covered container, shake all dressing ingredients. Refrigerate until serving time.
• In large bowl, toss salad ingredients, dressing and almonds. Serve immediately.

ALMOND & MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients; pour over salad and toss to coat.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine lettuce, celery, onions and mandarin oranges. Set aside.
• Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, parsley, sugar, red pepper flakes and salt. Season with pepper to taste. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Serve sprinkled with slivered almonds.

ALMOND MANDARIN SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon until evenly browned. Drain, cool and crumble.
• To make the dressing, thoroughly blend the vinegar, honey,dry mustard, celery salt, paprika, and olive oil.
• Place lettuce, oranges, green onion, bacon, and almonds in a serving bowl. Toss with dressing and serve.

MANDARIN SALAD

Steps:

• Shake first 6 dressing ingredients in a jar and refrigerate.
• Stir almonds and sugar in a small pan over medium heat until sugar melts and starts to caramelize and almonds are very lightly toasted.
• Scrape into metal bowl and cool to room temperature.
• Break up and store covered at room temperature.
• Just before serving, put chopped lettuces in a large bowl.
• Add celery, oranges, onions and almonds.
• Shake dressing well and pour over salad.
• Toss to mix and coat.

EASY MANDARIN ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing: mix oil, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Tear lettuce into serving bowl. Add mandarin slices and almonds.
• Mix in dressing, adding only as much as desired.
• Serve. Garnish with green onion if desired.
• *Note: You can toast almonds in a frying pan until brown, stirring regularly -- especially when they start getting dark. I also usually add a generous sprinkling of sugar to candy the almonds. The almonds will be soft when you take them off the element, but once they cool, they'll become crispy. You'll also have fun cleaning the pan!

MANDARIN ORANGE ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• Toss lettuce, celery, parsley, and green onions.
• Mix oil, vinegar, Tabasco, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Dress salad, sprinkle with oranges and almonds, serve.

BETSY'S MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, sugar, parsley, salt and pepper. Cover and shake well. Refrigerate until use.
• In a medium saucepan over medium low heat, cook and stir the almonds and sugar until the sugar is melted and the almonds are coated. Remove from heat, cool, and break apart. Store at room temperature until ready to serve salad.
• In a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, celery, oranges, almonds and dressing until evenly coated.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH CANDIED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Mix the vegetable oil, vinegar, Tabasco sauce, parsley, sugar, salt & pepper in a bowl.
• For the Salad: Combine the leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, scallions, celery, cranberries and oranges in a salad bowl and mix gently. Add the Red Wine Vinaigrette and toss to coat well.
• For the Candied Almonds: Combine the sugar and almonds in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook until the sugar melts, stirring occasionally. Cook until the almonds are evenly coated, stirring constantly. Spread on waxed paper and separate with forks to cool.