Grandma MaryJane makes this Green Salad with Mandarins and Pomegranate Seeds every year for Thanksgiving and It is one of my all-time favorite recipes. I’ve lightened it up a bit since the Thanksgiving meal is such a heavy one, but the results are still a fruity, flavor-popping salad. The most important ingredient is the pomegranate seeds, which are such a seasonal delight.
Ingredients
- 2 heads romaine lettuce (washed, dried, and torn into bite-sized pieces)
- 4 seedless mandarin oranges (peeled and sectioned)
- 1/2 cup onion (peeled, quartered, and thinly sliced)
- Pomegranate seeds from 1 pomegranate
- 1/2 cup roasted, slivered, unsalted almonds
- DRESSING:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh mandarin orange juice
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
Directions
| Combine all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Set aside and prepare dressing. | |
| Combine olive oil, orange juice, vinegar and sugar and whisk until completely combined. This dressing is not a thick dressing, and will appear slightly more runny than a typical dressing | |
| Toss salad with dressing, just before serving, or serve salad with dressing on the side. | |
IT'S ME, SERENA!
I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.
I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.
Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.
I share more about my life story from time to time, here on my blog. You can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook.
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