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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (253g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 405
Calories from Fat 275		(68%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 30.6g	47%
	Saturated Fat 9.0g	44%
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 14.3g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 28mg		9%
Sodium 429mg		17%
Potassium 532mg		15%
Total Carbohydrate 26.6g		8%
	Dietary Fiber 5.3g	21%
	Sugars 17.8g
Protein 12.3g		24%
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Toasted Walnut Salad With Mandarin Oranges and Gorgonzola Cheese

Recipe #70633 | 19 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Dawn
Sep 5, 2003

I had this salad at one of my favorite restaurants. I couldn't figure out the secret until I toasted the walnuts. This salad blends all the flavors together well, it is a great side to just about anything. Easy to put together and chill while you cook other things. If you don't have raspberry vinaigrette, try with Five Star House Salad Dressing.

SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 (5 ounce) bag mixed baby lettuces and spring greens (baby greens)
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin orange segments (drained)
1 cup walnut pieces
4 ounces crumbled gorgonzola or blue cheese
1 tablespoon butter
raspberry vinaigrette dressing

Directions

1
Melt butter in a sauce pan.
2
Stir in walnut pieces and coat with butter.
3
Stir for 4 minutes and remove from pan and set aside.
4
Allow to cool to room temperature.
5
Toss greens, mandarin orange segments and crumbled cheese.
6
Toss with toasted walnuts and serve with raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing.

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From: Helen's Home Cooking/2 Chefs On The Go

On Aug 20, 2008

I can't wait to try this for one of my clients. Helen

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From: Dmar 311

On Apr 12, 2007

delicious and the other reviewer was right, the five star house salad dressing goes great with this. thanks!

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From: GaylaJ

On Jan 4, 2007

This is a delicious salad. I've made it twice now--once with romaine, green-leaf and butter lettuces topped with Five Star House Salad Dressing, and another time with baby spinach and baby spring mix topped with Raspberry Dressing (Vinaigrette), No Added Sugar. I usually toast nuts dry, either in a skillet or in the oven, and toasting the walnuts in butter was a nice touch. I love mandarin oranges, and I like that this salad has a lot of them. Both times I've made it, I was only making it to serve two, so I pretty well just eyeballed ingredient amounts. Great salad--thanks for posting!

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From: GGizzleG

On May 25, 2006

I must have read for hours here before I found what I was looking for - trying to replicate a salad I had at a dinner party recently - and this was dead on. I could eat nothing but this salad and be happy! I was pressed for time so I bought glazed walnut pieces rather than toasting them myself - adds some extra sweetness that I really liked but I'll try it your way when I have more time. Thanks!

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