committee salad
categories:  Salad | Vegetarian   

Prepared: 2004-05-24

Ingredients:

Dressing:

• 1/2 cup oil 125ml
• 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar 45ml
• 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 15ml
• 2 tsp. sugar 10ml
• 1/2 tsp. salt 2ml
• 1/2 tsp. dry mustard 2ml
• 1 garlic clove, crushed

Salad:

• 2 Tbsp. butter 30ml
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, shelled 125ml
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds 125ml
• 1 head leaf lettuce
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 2 mandarin oranges, peeled or 1-10 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained 284ml
• 1 ripe avocado, peeled and sliced

Preparation:

• Combine dressing ingredients in a jar, shake to blend.
• Heat butter in frying pan and saute' sunflower seeds and almonds until golden brown.
• Remove from pan and set aside to cool.
• Prepare remaining ingredients.
• Add cooled seeds and almonds.
• toss with dressing just before serving

makes 8 servings

reviews:

	a real delight
	Reviewed on 2008-02-24 by louise pichette
	make this anytime anyone comes over, and it always gets great reviews. although I normally substitute pumpkin seeds for almonds.
	Reviewed on 2008-04-17 by sylvia