Orange Lettuce Salad

Name: Orange Lettuce Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 8 cups torn Bibb lettuce or salad greens of your choice; 3 green onions, sliced; 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained; 1/4 cup canola oil; 2 tablespoons white vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley; 1/2 teaspoon salt, optional; Dash pepper; 4 drops hot pepper sauce; 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted, optional

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

8 cups torn Bibb lettuce or salad greens of your choice
3 green onions, sliced
1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
Dash pepper
4 drops hot pepper sauce
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted, optional

Directions

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.

Originally published as Orange Lettuce Salad in Quick Cooking March/April 2000

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sstetzel

Nov 27, 2009

This is such an awesome recipe! Sugar the almonds by toasting in a nonstick pan with a bit of sugar. Just watch really CLOSE they go from toasted to burnt very quickly!