Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2009

This was a crowd pleaser at a recent party I had. Like other reviewers, I reduced the cheese by half, and I also added some slivered red onion and the dish was so delicious. The suggested dressing did not look or taste good AT ALL so I substituted bottled Vidalia onion dressing and it was so good!

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DST27

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

Good salad but I think the dressing was a little bland. I used pecans instead of almonds because that's what I had on hand.

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2008

awesome!

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murph

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: May 20, 2008

This was very good and refreshing. A good spring salad. I left the cheese on the side and let people add their own.

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BrewCrew

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Home Town: Harvard, Illinois, USA

Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2008

Needed a bit of a kick. I also used some juice from the mandarin oranges for the dressing.

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2008

Made the recipe just as stated for a serving of 6. However, my husband and I enjoyed it so much we ate the entire salad ourselves. Very tasty!

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Mason&MitchellsMom

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2007

I chopped up red leaf lettuce, regular lettuce, rucola and spinach for the salad. I had to peel mandarin oranges cuz i didnt have a can of m-oranges on hand and it was a pain in the butt but tasted really good, more natural. The m-orange, gorgonzola and almond matched totally well together. I chopped up other types of nuts to put in the salad--walnuts, peanuts and cashews and it was still very good. There was plenty of taste with just (olive) oil, juice and red wine vinegar as the dressing. I squeezed a mandarin orange and got the juice from that instead of the syrup, and Im glad I did that because it didnt taste too sugary sweet. Will definitely make again!

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VIta

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Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2007

This is my staple salad--the one I can always pull out and have it be a hit. Over the years, I've made slight modifications--mostly in how I make the dressing (I add either a little honey or agave nectar to make the dressing a bit sweeter). Sometimes I add strawberries in the summer. A little coarse-ground pepper helps this salad too.

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SHELACIOUS

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2007

This salad tastes fantastic and is super easy to make. I have made it countless times and everyone always loves it. I recommend adding the hot almonds on top of the gorgonzola so that it melts the cheese a little bit into the dressing.

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2007

Easy and a great blend of flavors.

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2006

This salad was excellent! I used a spring mix and followed the advice of other users and added twice the amount of the mandarin orange juice. It turned out perfect! Next time I make this, I think I would like to try pecans and maybe spinach as some of the other reviewers recommended. I definitely recommend trying this recipe! Thanks for sharing.

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Sarah

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Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Living In: Winchester, California, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2006

I love this salad. I made it for a luncheon at school and everyone was asking for the recipe. The only thing I changed was that I left out the almonds as I don't like them.

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2006

I really liked the salad, but I found the dressing to be a bit bland,it felt too runny and just not anything too great. So, I did tweak it a bit by increasing the oil to 1/3 cup oil, adding the 2 TBS of red wine vinegar, 4 TBS of orange juice, 2 TBS orange marmalade, 2 TBS sugar, pepper & salt. I found the orange marmalade to be the kick that it needed! I also added slices of red onion and real mandarin orange slices instead of the canned stuff. I know - I know... I changed it all around, but it *really* made a difference! It went over really well and everyone raved!

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PREGOCOOK

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Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

Living In: Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2005

This salad is a favorite. I make it for almost every get together we have and we always get complements.

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Mrs.Oest

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Living In: Torrance, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2005

Good salad. I used double the amount of vinegar and pine nuts instead of almonds. The dressing needed the extra vinegar. Made in indivdual bowls so leftovers won't be soggy

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RACHEL1070

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2005

Easier, so tasty, so colorful, and it made my husband and I rave about this recipe....it wasn't a side dish---it was the MAIN dish!!!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2005

This salad won over big time as an alternative to traditional Thanksgiving side dishes -- at two households! Snappy, refreshing and delicious even if you're not a fan of green salad.

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Effie Rover

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2004

What a nice change from my usual cranberry, walnut, gorgonzola salad! Here were my changes, but out of respect to the original, they are only my own... I used spinach for the greens. I used orange juice instead of that stuff in the can. I used an Orange Muscat Vinegar that I had found at Trader Joe's. I used slivered almonds instead. And olive oil, of course. I also did not measure anything, which I never do. It was really yummy. I do think that red onions would have been wonderful, but in the interest of making out, I didn't add them. Make this salad!

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2004

the oranges make for a wonderful flavor. the cheese is very strong (like blue cheese) so i wouldn't use quite as much. i would also increase the vinegar amount in the dressing or purchase a bottled sesame dressing to brighten the flavor. over all, it's a great summer salad for something different.

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2004

I used this recipe on a sunny spring- like day. This was very easy and quick. I cooked one piece of chicken with garlic and pepper on the stove and cut it into little chuncks to add. I also added grape tomatoes and one avacado. Thanks for the great recipe!

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