Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Mandarin and Romain Salad

(salad w/ homemade pita)
recipe taken from Ginger's blog

serves 6
3 Tbl. fresh lemon juice
1 Tbl. olive oil
1 tsp. balsamic vinager
1 tsp. honey
2 small garlic cloves, crushed
1 head Romain lettuce
1 small can mandarin oranges, drained and rinsed
3 super thin slices of red onion, rings separated and cut in half
1/8 c. slivered roasted almonds
6 Tbl. crumbled feta cheese

Combine lemon juice, olive oil, vinager, honey, garlic in a small bowl and whisk to combine.Rinse and dry thoroughly the Romain leaves, and tear into bite size pieces. Place in a large bowl with the mandarin sections, onion, and almonds, and drizzle with olive oil dressing. Plate and serve immediately, sprinkling 1 Tbl. feta on each serving of salad.

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