How to Make a Mandarin Chicken Salad

Nowadays you can make salads that resemble a full course meal. This salad is versatile, you can add grilled chicken breast strips if you like or keep it vegetarian. Your choice!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Spinach leafs
• Strips of grilled chicken (optional)
• Blanched almond slivers
• Mandarin Orange Segments
• Red Onion Ringlets
• Parmesan

1. 
   Spinach Leafs

   Cover a salad plate or large plate with a heaping pile of freshly washed spinach and romaine leaves cut into quarter size pieces. You don't have to use all the ingredients just your favorites will do.

2. 
   Grilled Chicken Strips

   Lay strips of grilled chicken across the salad. This is optional if you prefer a vegetarian-style salad.

3. 
   Mandarin Oranges

   Next, slightly squeeze mandarin orange juice over the spinach leafs and place the orange segments atop the salad greens.

4. 
   Red Onion Ringlets

   Top the salad with red onion ringlets and sprinkle parmesan cheese over it if you choose.

5. 
   Almond Slivers

   Then garnish the salad with a generous amount of blanched almonds and raisins.

6. 
   Raisins

   Top with your favorite salad dressing or without dressing at all. Serve with two warmed parsley-topped breadsticks.

Tips & Warnings

• Pick 3 ingredients or all for a variety to this wonderful salad
• Leave off the almonds and chicken for a vegetarian salad.
• When building a salad you can add or omit ingredients as you wish.

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[ilivetoteach]

on 9/26/2009 I love mandarin chicken salad. You've just reminded me that I haven't had this since I left CA. I'm making this tomorrow. *5