Mardi Gras Salad Recipe for Your Festive Mardi Gras Menu

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Whether you live in a city that celebrates Mardi Gras or not, make sure you celebrate with a delicious festive Mardi Gras Menu! What better way to start off your trim and terrific meal than with this Mardi Gras Salad. Get in the spirit with this festive Mardi Gras Salad recipe of oranges, bacon, carrots, red onions, and green spinach representing Mardi Gras colors with a delicious slightly sweet dressing.

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Mardi Gras Salad

Get in the spirit with this festive salad of oranges, bacon, carrots, red onions, and green spinach representing Mardi Gras colors with a delicious slightly sweet dressing. Make the dressing ahead of time, have the salad ingredients ready to mix together and toss when ready to serve.

Ingredients

2 teaspoon finely chopped onion
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
1 pieces head red tip lettuce washed, drained and torn into
1 package baby spinach washed and drained, 10-ounce
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 cans mandarin oranges drained, 11-ounce
1/3 cup shredded carrots
4 slices center cut bacon crisply fried and crumbled

Ingredients

2 teaspoon finely chopped onion
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
1 pieces head red tip lettuce washed, drained and torn into
1 package baby spinach washed and drained, 10-ounce
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 cans mandarin oranges drained, 11-ounce
1/3 cup shredded carrots
4 slices center cut bacon crisply fried and crumbled

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together the onion, vinegar, sugar, mustard and olive oil. Refrigerate until ready to toss salad. In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce, spinach, red onion, mandarin oranges, carrots and bacon. Toss dressing with salad when ready to serve.

Nutritional Info

Calories 112, Calories from fat (%) 50, Fat (g) 7, Saturated Fat (g) 1, Cholesterol (mg) 2, Sodium (mg) 78, Carbohydrate (g) 13, Dietary Fiber (g) 2, Protein (g) 2, Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1 1/2 fat

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