Onion Orange Salad

Name: Onion Orange Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1/3 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup orange juice; 3 tablespoons vinegar; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Dash pepper; 8 cups torn spinach or mixed greens; 3 medium oranges, peeled and sliced; 1 cup sliced red onion; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese; 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

People always enjoy the bold flavors in this delightful salad. It’s both delicious and beautiful. —Zita Wilensky, North Miami, Florida

Ingredients

1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
8 cups torn spinach or mixed greens
3 medium oranges, peeled and sliced
1 cup sliced red onion
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk the first 7 ingredients. On a serving platter or individual plates, arrange greens, oranges and onion. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with cheese and almonds.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 162 calories, 13g fat (3g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 216mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Onion Orange Salad in Taste of Home October/November 1996

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PlainsJaneIndy

Sep 19, 2014

This has been a staple of mine since 1996, the combination seemed so unbelievable that I just had to try it, and oh my goodness. Absolutely a keeper. I use rice vinegar ("Unflavored" type) and I "candy" the almonds (brown the almonds in 1/4-1/2 stick of butter and 1/4-1/2 cup of sugar - watch super carefully since it burns quickly and then they're molten hot and put on waxed paper or aluminum foil to cool, breaking/spreading apart before they cool or you'll have a big glom of stuff. Watch your fingers, this is serious molten hot stuff). I serve this at holiday meals it's so appreciated. Enjoy.PS: I'm trying something as I write, (the reason I'm looking up the recipe): Just marinating the oranges in the dressing and blue cheese then if I have spinach on hand or not it can be enjoyed.By the way a really nice quality blue cheese I found is "Danamark" brand Danish Blue which I find at Sam's & Costco. It's packaged in a larger navy blue 1/2 round container. The quality of oranges is very important too, bitter oranges really affect the end product.
SusanH54

Apr 5, 2013

This salad is great -- as they say -- it's a keeper! Enjoyed it very much -- you could also use pecans or walnuts.