A delicious salad full of french crisp greens, shredded chicken, and sweet juicy mandarin orange. Topped with slivered almonds, and crispy chow mein noodles.
Hey cousins! The sun is blazing, and one of the last things I want to do is sit in a hot kitchen, so lately I’ve been enjoying garden fresh salads for lunch! One salad in particular has been in heavy rotation in my household. That salad would be a fresh mandarin orange salad. It’s quite simple to make, and I almost always have everything on hand to make it. Let me tell you what I use!
Ingredients used for this fresh mandarin orange salad
1 bunch red leaf lettuce
1 bunch romaine lettuce
4 green onions, chopped
½ cup slivered almonds
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup crispy chow mein noodles
½ teaspoon poppy seeds
2 cups chopped grilled, or rotisserie chicken
Ingredients for the dressing:
3 tbsp sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup canola oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
How to make this salad
- Chop or tear the lettuce into bite size pieces. Wash and dry well.
- Add the lettuce into a large bowl and toss.
- Top the salad with the chopped green onions, slivered almonds, mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles, poppy seeds, and chicken.
- Add the dressing ingredients to a medium jar. Cover tightly with a lid and then shake well.
- Pour the dressing over the salad then toss to combine all ingredients.
- Serve immediately.
How many servings does this recipe make?
This recipe makes 6 servings.
Can I store the leftovers?
No, this salad is best the day it’s made. There is no point in keeping the leftovers, because it will be soggy from the dressing, and oranges.
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Fresh Mandarin Orange Salad
Ingredients
- 1 bunch red leaf lettuce
- 1 bunch romaine lettuce
- 4 green onions chopped
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- 1 can mandarin oranges drained
- 1 cup crispy chow mein noodles
- ½ teaspoon poppy seeds
- 2 cups chopped grilled or rotisserie chicken
- Dressing:
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Chop or tear the lettuce into bite size pieces. Wash and dry well.
- Add the lettuce into a large bowl and toss.
- Top the salad with the chopped green onions, slivered almonds, mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles, poppy seeds, and chicken.
- Add the dressing ingredients to a medium jar. Cover tightly with a lid and then shake well.
- Pour the dressing over the salad then toss to combine all ingredients.
- Serve immediately.