Special Citrus Salad Recipe

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An easy tangy dressing makes this salad taste as impressive as it looks.—Janice Ubaldi, Petaluma, California

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Special Citrus Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
3 tablespoons French or Olive Garden Signature Italian Dressing

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1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Pinch dried tarragon
Leaf lettuce, optional
1/2 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1/2 small cucumber, sliced
1/2 small red onion, sliced
1 small tomato, sliced

Directions

Drain juice from oranges into a small bowl; set oranges aside. To the juice, add the parsley, salad dressing, basil, lemon juice, brown sugar, pepper and tarragon; mix well. Line individual salad plates with lettuce if desired; arrange oranges, grapefruit, cucumber, onion and tomato on lettuce. Serve with dressing. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 247 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 340 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Special Citrus Salad in Taste of Home June/July 1996, p16