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Mardi Gras Salad

By Chula King · January 23, 2018 · Updated February 20, 2018 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 Mardi Gras Salad

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

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!
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 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
  • 1/2 purple onion thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup mandarin orange sections drained
  • 4 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced

Mardi Gras Dressing:

  • 1 teaspoon chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup malt vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 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: 1/2 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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