{"id":1209,"date":"2010-11-24T08:40:14","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T12:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2010-11-24T08:40:14","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T12:40:14","slug":"thanksgiving-recipe-mardarin-avocado-tossed-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=1209","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Recipe: Mandarin Avocado Tossed Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1210\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"Mandarin Avocado Toss Salad\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/exps11435_TH10079C25Dc.jpg?resize=180%2C180\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/exps11435_TH10079C25Dc.jpg?w=180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/exps11435_TH10079C25Dc.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>We all have a recipe for the Green Bean Casserole and other family favorites.\u00a0 I am going to share a Salad Recipe for a side dish at Thanksgiving dinner.\u00a0 We adopted this recipe several years ago thanks to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Taste of Home<\/a>!\u00a0 It has a mix of colors, shapes and textures that the everyone enjoys.\u00a0 The whole family, including the kids, love this delicious salad.\u00a0 Sometimes with add in halved grapes for an extra touch to the salad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandarin Avocado Tossed Salad:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup Sunflower Kernels<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup slivered Almonds<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons Butter or Margarine<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Vegetable Oil<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons Cider or Red Wine Vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon Lemon Juice<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons Sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon Salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon ground Mustard<\/li>\n<li>1 Garlic Clove, minced<\/li>\n<li>4 cups torn Leaf Lettuce<\/li>\n<li>1 can (11 ounces) Mandarin Oranges, drained<\/li>\n<li>1 ripe Avocado, peeled &amp; cubed<\/li>\n<li>1 to 2 Green Onions, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions:\u00a0 in a small skillet, saute sunflower kernels and almonds in butter.\u00a0 Cool. Meanwhile, in a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, salt, mustard and garlic; shake well.\u00a0 In a large salad bowl, toss the lettuce, oranges, avocado, onions and sunflower kernel mixture.\u00a0 Drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately. Makes 6 to 8 servings.<\/p>\n<p>We usually prep everything the night before and add the dressing when you are ready to serve.\u00a0 A wonderfully refreshing salad for any meal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have a recipe for the Green Bean Casserole and other family favorites.\u00a0 I am going to share a Salad Recipe for a side dish at Thanksgiving dinner.\u00a0 We adopted this recipe several years ago thanks to Taste of Home!\u00a0 It has a mix of colors, shapes and textures that the everyone enjoys.\u00a0 The whole family, including the kids, love this delicious salad.\u00a0 Sometimes with add in halved grapes for an extra touch to the salad. Mandarin Avocado Tossed Salad: 1\/2 cup Sunflower Kernels 1\/2 cup slivered Almonds 2 tablespoons Butter or Margarine 1\/2 cup Vegetable Oil 3 tablespoons Cider or Red Wine Vinegar 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice 2 teaspoons Sugar 1\/2 teaspoon Salt 1\/2 teaspoon ground Mustard 1 Garlic Clove, minced 4 cups torn Leaf Lettuce 1 can (11 ounces) Mandarin Oranges, drained 1 ripe Avocado, peeled &amp; cubed 1 to 2 Green Onions, chopped Directions:\u00a0 in a small skillet, saute sunflower kernels and almonds in butter.\u00a0 Cool. Meanwhile, in a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, salt, mustard and garlic; shake well.\u00a0 In a large salad bowl, toss the lettuce, oranges, avocado, onions and sunflower kernel mixture.\u00a0 Drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately. Makes 6 to 8 servings. We usually prep everything the night before and add the dressing when you are ready to serve.\u00a0 A wonderfully refreshing salad for any meal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[64,65,15,82],"tags":[894,1564,5812,7524,7894,15624,19329,20218,22957,23295],"class_list":["post-1209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-family","category-holiday","category-recipe","tag-almonds","tag-avocado","tag-delicious","tag-family","tag-favorite","tag-mandarin-oranges","tag-recipe","tag-salad","tag-sunflower-seeds","tag-taste-of-home"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcnfwQ-jv","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1209\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}