Unique Fruity Green Salad

A green salad adorned with bananas, avocados, almonds, red onion and mandarin oranges, drizzled with a sweet mustard poppy seed dressing.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 628 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon water
• ½ cup blanched slivered almonds
• ½ cup honey
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
• ⅓ cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• ½ teaspoon poppy seeds
• 1 head leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
• 1 avocado - pitted, peeled, and cubed
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 bananas, peeled and sliced
• 1 head romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir together water and sugar in a skillet over medium heat. Add the slivered almonds, toss to coat, and cook and stir until the almonds are brown. Remove from heat.

Step 2

In a large bowl, gently toss together the almonds, lettuce, avocado, orange segments and onion, and set aside.

Step 3

In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, honey, salt, vinegar, mustard and poppy seeds. Pour over the salad mixture and toss to coat.