Orange Onion Lettuce Salad Recipes

BETSY'S MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, sugar, parsley, salt and pepper. Cover and shake well. Refrigerate until use.
• In a medium saucepan over medium low heat, cook and stir the almonds and sugar until the sugar is melted and the almonds are coated. Remove from heat, cool, and break apart. Store at room temperature until ready to serve salad.
• In a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, celery, oranges, almonds and dressing until evenly coated.

ORANGE ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small container with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vinegar, oil, honey, salt, pepper and green onion. Close the lid, and shake vigorously to blend.
• Place the romaine lettuce into a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with dressing and toss to coat. Add orange slices and toss gently. Serve immediately.

ORANGE LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• 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.

MANDARIN SALAD

Steps:

• Shake first 6 dressing ingredients in a jar and refrigerate.
• Stir almonds and sugar in a small pan over medium heat until sugar melts and starts to caramelize and almonds are very lightly toasted.
• Scrape into metal bowl and cool to room temperature.
• Break up and store covered at room temperature.
• Just before serving, put chopped lettuces in a large bowl.
• Add celery, oranges, onions and almonds.
• Shake dressing well and pour over salad.
• Toss to mix and coat.

ORANGE-ONION LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange lettuce on six salad plates. Top with oranges and onion rings. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Drizzle over salads; serve immediately.

ORANGE ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and dry leaves; tear into bite-size pieces and arrange on each of 4 plates.
• Arrange orange slices on leaves and slip onion rings in between orange slices.
• Whisk vinegar and oil together and pour over salads.

BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD WITH ORANGES AND RED ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk oil, vinegar, orange peel, and juice concentrate in medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add in onion; marinate 30 min, stirring often. Divide lettuce among 4 plates. Top with orange slices. Ladle dressing with onion over. This recipe yields 4 servings. Comments: At the restaurant, they use Champagne in the salad dressing. We've simplified it with white wine vinegar, but if you've got a bottle of the bubbly open, feel free to substitute.

BOSTON LETTUCE, ORANGES, AND RED ONION SALAD WITH GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare the Boston lettuce by breaking all the leaves apart and washing thoroughly under cold running water. Boston lettuce can be sandy inside, so be sure that the leaves are well washed. Dry the lettuce and tear into bite-size pieces. Place in a bowl and cover with damp towels. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Prepare the oranges by peeling them and cutting into sections. More simply, slice the peeled oranges crosswise, then cut the slices in half.
• Add the oranges and onion to the bowl with the lettuce. Pour some Ginger Dressing over the salad and toss. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately. Pass remaining dressing, if you like.

BUTTER LETTUCE WITH FETA, ORANGES AND RED ONION

Steps:

• Make dressing by combining the orange juice, mustard, oregano and honey in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the oil; season with salt and pepper. Mound the lettuce on 6 salad plates. Artfully top with the cheese, oranges, onion and nuts. Drizzle the salad with the dressing and serve. Recipe Options: Instead of butter lettuce, use leaf lettuce as the base for this salad. For a tangier taste, use half slices of peeled grapefruit in this salad. Instead of feta cheese, top the salad with nuggets of soft goat cheese.

BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD WITH ORANGES AND RED ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk oil, vinegar, orange peel, and juice concentrate in medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add onion; marinate 30 minutes, stirring often. Divide lettuce among 4 plates. Top with orange slices. Ladle dressing with onion over.