Mandarin Peanut-Crunch Salad

Are you guys tired of salads yet? I hope not because I’m on a roll and not planning on stopping any time soon. It seriously feels good to eat a little healthier and fresher, despite the cold weather outside that sometimes calls for chocolate lava cake. Yes, it really happened on Friday night. I was desperate after my healthy cod fish dinner. So desperate that I made it from scratch at nine o’clock at night and it was worth every extra calorie. I liked it, it tasted good, and that’s the end of story. 

So today, I’m back to crunchy, crispy salad greens and healthy veggies, with some fresh mandarin oranges thrown into the mix. I go through phases where I crave citrus, either oranges or mandarins. Costco has been carrying Halos California mandarins that I’ve been popping like there’s no tomorrow. In my opinion they are the tastiest, sweetest, and easiest to peel mandarins. So I made a salad with them!

Mandarin Peanut-Crunch Salad is all about Asian infused flavors of chopped romaine, red cabbage, carrots, cucumber, scallions, peanuts and plenty of mandarins. Tossed in a slightly sweet orange marmalade with a hint of spicy dressing. If you can’t get your hands on fresh mandarins, use canned. Just drain them really well.

This salad is all about crunch! It comes together super easy and serves as a tasty light lunch. You can also turn this into a delicious main-dish salad by adding shredded cooked chicken.

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Mandarin Peanut-Crunch Salad

• Author: Katya
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Yield: 4-6 1x
• Category: Salad
• Method: Chop
• Cuisine: Asian

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Description

Crunchy salad with carrots, cucumbers, peanuts, and mandarin slices. Tossed in flavorful orange dressing.

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Ingredients

Units USM Scale 1x2x3x

• 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 1 cup shredded red cabbage
• 1 cup thinly sliced carrots
• 1 cup sliced cucumbers
• 3 scallions, sliced
• 1/4 cup honey roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
• 3 mandarin oranges, peeled, separated into slices and halved crosswise (if you have time and patience you can peel the mandarin slices)

Dressing

• 1 Tbsp. rice vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. sunflower oil
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. orange marmalade
• 1 tsp. chili-garlic sauce
• 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• salt and pepper

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Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the salad ingredients. Toss with dressing; season with salt and pepper as needed and serve immediately.

Dressing

1. Whisk the rice vinegar, sunflower oil, brown sugar, orange marmalade, chili-garlic sauce, and fresh lemon juice in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or cover and store in refrigerator.

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Notes

peanuts can be substituted with almonds

Nutrition

• Serving Size:
• Calories: 239
• Sugar: 22.4 g
• Sodium: 38.5 mg
• Fat: 12 g
• Carbohydrates: 32.7 g
• Protein: 5.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg

Keywords: chinese, side, easy

adapted with changes from Costco cookbook