Mandarin Orange Salad With Warm Poppy Seed Dressing Recipes

ROMAINE AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• Place vinegar, sugar, red onion, mustard powder, and salt into the bowl of a blender. Cover, and puree on high until smooth. Reduce blender speed to medium-low; slowly pour in the vegetable oil and blend until incorporated and the dressing is creamy. Stir in the poppy seeds and set aside.
• To serve, toss the romaine in a large bowl with the crumbled bacon, Mandarin oranges, and enough dressing to moisten. Place onto salad plates and sprinkle with toasted almonds.

ORANGE-POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, oil, honey, vinegar, and salt in a measuring cup or bowl. Whisk together until blended. Add poppy seeds and whisk to combine.

MANDARIN ORANGE VINAIGRETTE SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the cider vinegar , mandarin orange juice, red wine vinegar (or balsamic vinegar), brown sugar, shallots, and kosher salt in a blender. Pulse to combine the ingredients.
• While the blender is running, very slowly add olive oil in a steady stream through the top opening of the blender.
• Transfer to a salad cruet or jar with a lid.
• Refrigerate any leftover vinaigrette for up to one week. After that, throw out any unused portion of this salad dressing.
• Enjoy.

ORANGE POPPY SEED SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine romaine, oranges and walnuts. Place oil, sugar, vinegar, poppy seeds, salt and mustard in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well. Pour desired amount over romaine mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds. Refrigerate remaining dressing.

SPINACH MANDARIN POPPY SEED SALAD

Steps:

• Make your candied almond slivers. Make sure they have at least 30 minutes to cool. I usually do mine the night before.
• Put your washed spinach in large bowl. Sprinkle the cheese, bacon bits, and candied almond slivers over the top. Drain the mandarin oranges and place on top. Drizzle the poppy seed dressing over salad - as much as you would like and toss with salad tongs. Serve with your favorite main dish and enjoy!

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD WITH WARM POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, toss together the salad ingredients.
• In a small microwave-safe bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
• Warm in the microwave for 1 minute.
• Pour desired amount of dressing over the salad.
• Toss to combine well and serve at once.

NUTTY MANDARIN SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• For the salad: Chop lettuce into bite-sized pieces.
• Top lettuce with drained mandarin oranges and toasted slivered almonds.
• Slice red onion and add to salad.
• Toss everything together.
• For dressing: Mix together sugar, red wine vinegar, mustard, poppy seeds, and salt. Once all other ingredients are mixed together, add the oil and mix well.
• Serve salad and dressing separately to avoid a soggy, wilted result.