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    Mardi Gras Salad

    By Chula King · January 23, 2018 · Updated April 9, 2021 Leave a Comment

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    Mardi Gras Salad

    For a quick and refreshing salad, you should try Mardi Gras Salad. It is so named because of its Mardi Gras colored ingredients – Green, Purple, and Gold!

    Mardi Gras Salad

    Making the Mardi Gras Salad:

    I used the following ingredients for the salad: Romaine lettuce, baby spinach, Purple onions, Mandarin oranges, mushrooms, and crispy bacon. For the dressing, I used onion, malt vinegar, sugar, dry mustard, salt, and olive oil.

    Ingredients

    For the dressing, I added the onion, malt vinegar, sugar, dry mustard, and salt to a blender. I processed the ingredients until they were well mixed. Then, I slowly added the olive oil with the blender on a slow speed.

    For the salad, I combined the romaine lettuce and spinach in a large salad bowl. Then, I added the crumbled bacon, purple onion, mandarin orange sections, and mushrooms. Next, I mixed and tossed the ingredients.

    Mardi Gras Salad

    Right before serving, I added enough dressing to coat the leaves and gave the salad a toss. Yum!

    Mardi Gras Salad

    Recipe

    Mardi Gras Salad

    Mardi Gras Salad

    For a quick and refreshing salad, you should try Mardi Gras Salad. It is so named because of its Mardi Gras colored ingredients - Green, Purple, and Gold!
    4.84 from 12 votes
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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 289kcal
    Author: Chula King

    Ingredients

    Salad

    • 6 ounces romaine lettuce rinsed, dried and shredded
    • 6 ounces spinach leaves rinsed, dried, stems removed and shredded
    • 5 slices bacon fried, drained and crumbled
    • ½ purple onion thinly sliced
    • ¾ cup mandarin orange sections drained
    • 4 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced

    Mardi Gras Dressing:

    • 1 teaspoon chopped onion
    • ¼ cup malt vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ cup olive oil

    Instructions

    Salad

    • Place romaine lettuce and spinach in a large salad bowl. Add crumbled bacon, onion, mandarin orange sections and mushrooms. Mix and toss the ingredients. Add enough dressing to coat the leaves, tossing with the salad. Serve at once.
    • Yield: 4 servings.
    •  Put onion, vinegar, sugar, mustard and salt in an electric blender. While blending on low speed, gradually add the olive oil. May be made ahead of time. Before using, blend the dressing. Yield: ½ cup.

    Mardi Gras Dressing

      Nutrition

      Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 513mg | Potassium: 567mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 7940IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1.9mg
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