Mandarin Almond Salad

Name: Mandarin Almond Salad
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 46 grams sliced almonds; 624 grams mandarin oranges, drained; 6 green onions, thinly sliced; 8 servings ground black pepper to taste; 108 grams olive oil; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 60 milliliters red wine vinegar; 1 head romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried and chopped; 1 Tbsp white sugar

Mandarin Almond Salad might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 111 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up pepper flakes, red wine vinegar, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Mandarin Almond Salad, Almond Mandarin Salad, and Almond & Mandarin Orange Salad.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, oranges and green onions.

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Romaine

Green Onions

Orange

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Bowl

Heat 2 tablespoons sugar with the almonds in saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir while sugar starts to melt and coat almonds. Stir constantly until almonds are light brown. Turn onto a plate, and cool for 10 minutes.

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Almonds

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, one tablespoon sugar, red pepper flakes and black pepper in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake vigorously until sugar is dissolved.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Red Wine Vinegar

Black Pepper

Olive Oil

Shake

Sugar

Before serving, toss lettuce with salad dressing until coated.

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Salad Dressing

Lettuce

Transfer to a decorative serving bowl, and sprinkle with sugared almonds.

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Candied Almonds

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Bowl

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Bowl

Sauce Pan

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Servings:

46grams

sliced almonds 624grams

mandarin oranges, drained 6

green onions, thinly sliced 8servings

ground black pepper to taste 108grams

olive oil 0teaspoons

crushed red pepper flakes 60milliliters

red wine vinegar 1head

romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried and chopped 1Tbsp

white sugar

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruener Veltliner

Salad can be paired with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gruener Veltliner. Sauvignon Blanc and Gruner Veltliner both have herby notes that complement salads with enough acid to match tart vinaigrettes, while a Chardonnay can be a good pick for creamy salad dressings. The Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Chardonnay with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 43 dollars per bottle.

Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Chardonnay

2013 was another stellar growing season in the Russian River Valley; warm spring, great flowering weather, and a long moderate ripening season. Our blocks for the Dutton Ranch blend were harvested between September 9 and October 11; the fruit was beautifully clean and ripe, and gave us wines with the acid backbone and luscious citrus and stone fruit flavors we so love from our neighborhood. This wine is about freshness and balance: in the nose it leads with Meyer lemon, pear and mineral notes, with tropical and ginger overtones. In the mouth, the lusciousness of this season is balanced by solid acidity and an evolving fruit core that keeps you coming back. Lemon sourball, ripe pear and a touch of green apple fill out the fruit profile, while the steely minerality and sweet cream add a complexity that we love in this wine. Moderate alcohol and the signature juicy acidity of Green Valley facilitate the fresh, lingering citrus/ginger finish. This is a wine that evolves in the glass and will easily reward 5 years of cellar aging, but both will be a challenge with its immediate allure.