Jeans Mandarin And Almond Salad Recipes

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 lettuce, oranges and green onions.
• Heat 2 tablespoons sugar with the almonds in saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir while sugar starts to melt and coat almonds. Stir constantly until almonds are light brown. Turn onto a plate, and cool for 10 minutes.
• Combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, one tablespoon sugar, red pepper flakes and black pepper in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake vigorously until sugar is dissolved.
• Before serving, toss lettuce with salad dressing until coated. Transfer to a decorative serving bowl, and sprinkle with sugared almonds.

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.

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 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.

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 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.