Orange Lettuce Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.
A flavorful homemade dressing sparks fresh greens that are tossed with colorful oranges and green onions and sprinkled with toasted slivered almonds.—Joyce Key, Snellville, Georgia
Ingredients
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8 cups torn Bibb lettuce or salad greens of your choice
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3 green onions, sliced
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1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
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1/4 cup canola oil
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2 tablespoons white vinegar
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2 tablespoons sugar
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2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
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1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
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Dash pepper
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4 drops hot pepper sauce
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1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted, optional
Directions
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1.
In a salad bowl, toss the lettuce, onions and oranges; set aside. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, sugar, parsley, salt if desired, pepper and hot pepper sauce; shake well. Drizzle desired amount over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with almonds if desired. Refrigerate any remaining dressing.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 104 calories, 7g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.
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