South Sea Salad

This is one of my favorite salad recipes passed on to me from my friend Pam D. A wonderful light and crunchy salad. Great with seared Ahi tuna.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 268 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup sliced almonds
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
• ¼ cup vinegar
• ½ cup sunflower seed kernels
• 1 large head bok choy, chopped
• 1 large head romaine lettuce, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix romaine lettuce and bok choy in a large bowl; add almonds and sunflower seed kernels. Sprinkle crumbled ramen noodles over the lettuce mixture; add Mandarin oranges and toss.

Step 2

Melt butter in small skillet over medium heat; cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Beat olive oil, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce together to dissolve the sugar until the mixture is smooth; whisk browned butter into the mixture.

Step 4

Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss to coat.