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Colorful Orange Salad With Mandarin-Cider Vinaigrette

You’ll love this Colorful Orange Salad With Mandarin-Cider Vinaigrette Recipe! So delicious! A fruitfully abundant, bright and beautiful salad!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: salad dressing
Servings: 2 -3 servings salad

Ingredients

  • 6-8 oz. salad greens (I used a spring salad mix) rinsed and chopped (if necessary)
  • 1 blood orange peeled and sectioned
  • 1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges (reserve juice)
  • 1/4 cup almonds toasted (or I love smoked or toffee-coated!)
  • half a red onion sliced
  • 4 oz. gorgonzola cheese (or feta blue, or goat cheese)

Vinaigrette Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. mandarin orange juice
  • 1 tsp. orange peel (optional)
  • dash salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions

To make the salad:

  • Toss the greens, oranges, almonds, gorgonzola and onions together in a large bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat. Top with crumbled gorgonzola.

To make the dressing:

  • Whisk all ingredients together. Add extra salt and pepper at the end to taste.