Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

Light, refreshing, not a heavy dressing. Doesn't stick to the lettuce but that's ok. I think it's perfect with a heavy meal because of the lightness. We had beef stew and I served this and thought it balanced nicely with the stew. I also did not think it was too tart. I guess if one wanted to thicken it up a bit, that would help it cling better but I really don't think I would. Salad needs to be eaten soon after the dressing is poured over the salad and toss quickly and serve.

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GOLDENS

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Rockford, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2011

Great salad! I cut back on the number of servings and added a bit of garlic and dijon mustard to the dressing. I added sliced some thin sliced red onion and some leftover citrus grilled chicken. This was very light and perfect for a quick lunch!

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Jillian

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2010

Great salad -- light and refreshing tho I only used about 1/4 of the dressing. Was a big hit for Thanksgiving. I added 1 can of hearts of palm which was a nice compliment. Also used mandarin oranges packed in water. I think a good add would be some herb to give the dressing a bit more kick, but don't know what that would be.

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WILLJOA

Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2010

The dressing was good but came out a little thin. I had a hard time getting it to stick to the lettuce. I also like a little more bite so added more red wine vinegar. Overall a good recipe though.

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Holly

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2010

I made the dressing exactly how the recipe says too, but found the flavor to be much to vinegary. Let's say way too vinegary. Bc of that, I tweaked the recipe by adding about a tablespoon of sugar and half the juice from the mandarin orange can. With that change it was much sweeter, yet still a vinaigrette! Yum yum! My husband liked it with grilled, sliced chicken over his and said he'd definitely eat it again. Maybe next time more fruit--strawberries? Blueberries? Pineapple? Might give it that extra punch it needs

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2010

Yum-E! I threw in some left over grilled salmon and some thinly sliced onion and celery and it was a meal for my husband & me. Think I'll try to use less water when I reconstitute my orange juice to punch up the orange flavor a little & maybe add a tad more vinegar because I like the "sour." Agree, it is a little watery and wouldn't keep.

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gjm

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Hurst, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2010

I had this at my daughter's birthday party. Everyone loved it!!!

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Inque

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2010

We really liked the fresh taste of this salad.

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DART1121

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Turin, Iowa, USA

Living In: West Bend, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2010

Tried by recipe, not that good: added more vinegar and sugar, skinned segments of 2 navel oranges and zest from one orange and it helped. Later tried sugar coating the almonds..still, just ok.

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