Colorful Mixed Salad Recipe

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Dried cranberries and mandarin oranges add sweetness to this green salad sent in by Sandra Lashua of Henderson, Nevada. It's loaded with other goodies, then tossed with a pleasant orange dressing.

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Colorful Mixed Salad Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 teaspoons sugar
6 cups torn mixed salad greens
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
4 radishes, thinly sliced
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup sunflower kernels
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
3/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

Directions

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the orange juice, vinegar, oil and sugar; shake well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Just before serving, combine the remaining ingredients in a large serving bowl. Drizzle with dressing and toss gently. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 283 calories, 19 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 202 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Colorful Mixed Salad in Quick Cooking September/October 2000, p57