Recipe: Mandarin Walnut Salad

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From: gwen

Mandarin-Walnut Salad
Serves 8

1/2 head red leaf lettuce
1/2 head iceberg lettuce
1 (11oz) can mandarin oranges, drained and chilled
1 medium-sized purple onion, thinly sliced in rings
1 green bell pepper, sliced in rings
1 cup walnut halves
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 avocado, sliced
walnut halves for garnish

DRESSING:
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon poppy seed

Tear red leaf and iceberg lettuce into bite-sized pieces and place in salad bowl. Add oranges, onion, bell pepper, walnuts, mushrooms and avocado. Prepare dressing by combining oil, vinegar, sugar , black pepper, basil, garlic salt and poppy seed in jar with tight-fitting lid. Shake to blend and dissolve sugar and salt. Add dressing to salad just before serving, tossing to mix. Top with additional walnuts.