Sweet Spinach And Orange Salad Recipes

SPINACH ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Crumble into small pieces.
• Separate oranges into individual wedges. Cut each wedge into thirds.
• Combine bacon, oranges, spinach, red onion, and pine nuts in a large bowl; toss lightly.
• Whisk oil, orange juice, vinegar, and salt together in a small bowl to make dressing.
• Drizzle some dressing over the spinach mixture; toss to coat. Serve remaining dressing on the side.

SPINACH AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Wash spinach thoroughly and allow to dry (use a salad spinner, if you have one).
• Combine spinach, orange sections, and sliced onion in a large salad bowl, tossing well.
• Drizzle dressing over spinach mixture; toss gently.

SWEET SPINACH AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the orange juice concentrate, sugar, vinegar, onion and salt. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Stir in poppy seeds. Transfer to a small pitcher or bowl. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until chilled., On salad plates, arrange the spinach, mandarin oranges and almonds. Drizzle with dressing.

BABY SPINACH SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGE AND RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Arrange spinach leaves on a large platter or individual salad plates. Top with mandarin sections and chopped red onion. Whisk together marmalade and vinegar. Stream oil into dressing while continuing to whisk.
• When you are ready to serve, pour the dressing over salad and season with salt and pepper.

SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the prosciutto slices on a baking sheet and bake until just crisp, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Crumble the prosciutto slices into a container and store in the refrigerator.
• In a blender, combine the orange zest, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth. With the blender running, add the olive oil in a steady stream until combined. Transfer to a container and store in the refrigerator.
• To serve, put the spinach in a large bowl. Toss with enough of the vinaigrette to coat the spinach. Sprinkle with the crisp prosciutto crumbles, toss again, and serve.

SPINACH AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, sugar, water, butter, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture is bubbling, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Whisk egg into dressing; return saucepan to low heat and simmer until dressing thickens, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Combine spinach, mushrooms, mandarin oranges, almonds, bacon, red onion rings, and croutons in a large bowl; pour dressing over salad. Toss to coat.

ORANGE SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small heavy skillet, melt sugar over low heat. Add almonds and stir to coat. Cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Spread onto a greased sheet of foil; break apart if necessary., In a large bowl, combine the romaine, spinach, mushrooms, cheese, red onion, bacon and oranges. , For dressing, in a blender, combine the vinegar, sugar, onion, mustard and salt; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Stir in poppy seeds. , Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with sugared almonds. Serve immediately.

SWEET SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine salad dressing, honey, orange juice and paprika; shake well. Place the spinach and onions in a large bowl or divide among individual plates or bowls; drizzle with dressing.

SWEET SPINACH AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, toss the spinach, oranges, tomatoes and mushrooms; set aside. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the first eight dressing ingredients. Microwave on high for 30-60 seconds. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Whisk in oil. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with onions.

SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGES

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, toss the spinach, oranges, mushrooms and bacon; set aside. , In a blender, combine the ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, onion, salt and pepper; cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady steam. Serve with salad.

SPINACH AND CITRUS SALAD WITH SWEET AND SPICY PECANS

Steps:

• Put the spinach and green onions in large salad bowl and sprinkle with the halved citrus supremes. In a small saute pan over medium heat, add the butter and sugar and stir until the butter is melted. Add the pecans and toss until the pecans begin to brown. Stir in the rosemary and cayenne and stir just a few seconds to release the aroma. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle the pecans on the salad while still warm. Drizzle the dressing over salad and serve.
• In a small bowl, add all the ingredients and whisk until emulsified.

SPINACH AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH POPPYSEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Make your dressing first:.
• Add equal parts yogurt, mayonnaise and mix well.
• Add the honey and mix inches Adjust this to your tastes. It is generally lightly sweet and rounds out the flavors of the mayo and yogurt.
• Add the poppy seeds, mix in (if you don't have seeds, don't sweat it, they give a bit of texture but I have wanted this salad and run out and it is fine without it -- )
• Salad:
• Either mix the spinach, sliced water chestnuts and mandarin oranges, or make this directly on the plate. I usually break the water chestnuts because about a 1/2 slice and one mandarin orange plus a fork full of spinach leaves seems to be about perfect.
• Top with the dressing.
• See! Isn't that easy? Five minutes!

SPINACH, AVOCADO AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• If the spinach is not sold rinsed and dried, rinse it well and dry it. And if the spinach is not very young, with small leaves, remove the stems. Put the spinach in a bowl.
• Beat the lime juice and mustard together. Beat in the oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Peel the oranges and, using a sharp knife, cut away all the white pith. Divide into segments and put in a bowl.
• Cut the avocado into quarters and remove the pit. Cut the flesh from the skin and slice it. Add the slices to the bowl with the orange segments. Add the onion slices and toss with half the dressing.
• To serve, toss the spinach with the remaining dressing. Arrange the oranges, avocado and onion on top.

SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGES AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Whisk first 7 ingredients in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cut peel and white pith from oranges. Working over medium bowl, cut between membranes to release segments. (Dressing and oranges can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill. Rewhisk dressing before using.)
• Combine spinach, half of almonds, and all orange segments in large bowl with enough dressing to coat. Divide among 6 plates. Sprinkle with almonds.

WARM ORANGE AND MUSHROOM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• For Dressing:
• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels. Pour off drippings and reserve. Combine 1/4 cup reserved drippings with remaining ingredients in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• For Salad:
• Working over small bowl and using small sharp knife, cut between membranes of oranges to release segments; add to bowl. Tear spinach and radicchio into bite-size pieces and place in large bowl. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover dressing, orange segments, greens and reserved bacon drippings separately and refrigerate.)
• Drain orange segments. Heat 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shiitake mushrooms and sauté 1 minute. Add oyster mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Sauté until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms to greens and toss. Pour dressing into same skillet and boil 2 minutes. Pour dressing over greens. Add bacon, orange segments and chopped hazelnuts. Toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish salad with enoki mushrooms and serve.

SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGES + DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, toss the spinach, oranges, mushrooms and bacon. Set aside.
• In a blender or food processor, combine the ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, onion, salt and pepper.
• Cover and process until smooth.
• While blending, gradually add oil in a steady stream.
• Yields 4-6 servings.

SPINACH SALAD WITH SWEET AND SOUR DRESSING

Steps:

• Wrap spinach leaves in paper towels and chill to crisp, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.
• Peel oranges and remove the white membrane, then cut fruit segments from inner membranes. Separate onion slices into individual rings.
• In a small bowl, mix sugar, vinegar, mustard, celery seed, and paprika until sugar dissolves. Add salad oil, whisking until dressing is the consistency of honey.
• Combine spinach, oranges, and onion in a serving bowl. Pour dressing over salad, then mix lightly to coat, add salt to taste. Serve at once.

MANDARIN ORANGE AND SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all dressing ingredients; shake well. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• In skillet, cook almonds and sugar over medium low heat until sugar melts and coats almonds, stirring frequently. Cool; break apart.
• Combine the rest of the salad ingredients.
• Toss with dressing and top with almonds--I prefer to top the salad, and at the last minute, as opposed to tossing the almonds in the salad to keep the sugar from being "washed off" by the dressing.