Mandarin Orange Mixed Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
• 3 cups bite-size pieces lettuce
• 2 cups bite-size pieces spinach leaves (cleaned, no stems)
• 1 cup thinly sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 mix (or shake) the first five ingredients until well blended.
• 2 pour mixture over mandarin orange segments in a salad bowl (i like to use a glass or clear salad bowl for this recipe), cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled.
• 3 about 15-20 minutes.
• 4 add the lettuce, spinach, mushrooms, bean sprouts, onions to the mandarins in the salad bowl and toss well.
• 5 sprinkle with sesame seeds.