AVOCADO MANDARARIN SALAD

Posted by Carole-Anne on March 2, 2008

Healthy Recipes has created a red lettuce salad with avocado, onions, mandarins oranges and slivered almonds combined with a favorite, Balsamic Dressing.  The taste is dreamy, especially with the Avocado taste in it.

INGREDIENTS:

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing (see Dressings in Healthy Recipes)

2 heads Boston Red Lettuce

1 large bunch of green onions

2 large avocados cut into 1/2 inch cubes

2 small cans of Mandarin Oranges

1 cup slivered almonds (toasted)

NEXT TO DO:

Wash lettuce with cold water, and pat dry and chill in refrigerator.

Prepare Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing while red lettuce is chilling.

Cut two large avocados into 1/2 inch cubes.

Drain two small 6 ounce  cans Mandarin Oranges

Place onions, chopped avocados, and Mandarin oranges in bottom of large fancy salad bowl.

Add enough Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing to coat the avocados.

Place Boston Red Lettuce on top of avocado mixture.

Toast almonds for 5 minutes.  Cool and place on tossed salad with the remaining Balsamic Dressing.

Toss all ingredients together lightly just prior to serving.

This incredible Healthy Recipe of tossed Avocado Mandarin Salad serves 6.  Enjoy.

Healthy Recipe may be served with any choice of  meat, poultry, pork, lamb or seafood, as a side dish.