Mandarin Orange Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette recipe is so good, you’re going to want rolls on hand to sop up every drop of the yummy dressing. You can’t go wrong with this easy salad recipe! 

If you’re looking for more ideas on salad recipes, Homemade Honey French Salad Dressing and Rustic Bread Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes will give you some new ideas to try.  

The combination of simple ingredients like leafy green lettuce, red onion, toasted pecans, and mandarin oranges tossed with raspberry vinaigrette will make your taste buds sing. This delicious salad makes a great side dish or complete meal when protein is added.

When we add more greens to our diet, we all know it’s better for us. Salads are an easy way to make sure you get them daily. You just have to find the recipes you love – and I think this is one of them.  

The original recipe came from the Big Book of Home Cooking from Gooseberry Patch. I modified the recipe a bit to make it even more flavorful.

“A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl.”

Yotam Ottolenghi

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Interesting Facts About Mandarin Oranges

According to Justfunfacts.com, sweet mandarin oranges were strictly reserved for the privileged class in the Far East. These oranges were named after the orange robes worn by the Mandarins. They were the public officials of the ancient Chinese court.

Here’s the Mandarin Orange Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette Recipe:

Salad Ingredients

4 cups green leaf lettuce, chopped 

15 oz can mandarin oranges, drained 

1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans or walnuts 

1/2 red onion, chopped 

1/3 cup raspberry vinegar 

1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam

1 teaspoon ground coriander 

1/2 teaspoon salt or liquid aminos 

1/4 teaspoon pepper 

3/4 cup olive oil 

Directions for Making Mandarin Orange Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

1) Combine chopped lettuce, mandarin oranges, toasted pecan pieces, and red onion in a large bowl. 

2) Add the raspberry vinegar, raspberry jam, coriander, salt, and pepper to a blender and blend. Then slowly pour in the olive oil on low speed until blended.  

3) Toss the salad with the desired amount of salad dressing and serve. 

Tips for making this salad

• You can substitute the raspberry vinegar for another vinegar, but it won’t have the same taste. It’s worth the effort to have a bottle of raspberry vinegar on hand.
• Liquid aminos or coconut aminos are a great substitute for salt. I use it to replace salt in all my liquid recipes.
• You can substitute red onions for green onions in this mandarin salad.
• Add roasted chicken breast to make this delicious salad a full meal.
• For more protein, add your favorite cheese. Goat cheese works well with this salad.
• Baby spinach can be substituted for the salad greens to make an amazing spinach salad.
• Poppy seeds are another fun addition to the salad dressing.
• Top with candied almonds or sunflower seeds for even more flavor.
• You can also shake the salad dressing ingredients together in a Mason jar instead of the blender.

How to Toast Pecans in the Oven

Toasting nuts for your salad is worth the extra time it takes. It brings out a rich flavor that adds so much to salads.

Simply toast your pecans at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes. Keep your eye on them because they burn easily.

How long will Raspberry Vinaigrette last in the refrigerator?

When stored properly in a small bowl, the dressing ingredients will last 3-4 days in the fridge in an airtight container.

That brings us to the end of the mandarin orange salad recipe. As you can see, it’s pretty easy.

Let me know in the comments below if you tried the recipe and what you thought. I think it will become of your favorite green salads. It has a great combination of flavors.

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