Mixed Greens with Blue Cheese, Red Onion, & Nuts

Mixed Greens with Blue Cheese, Red Onion, & Nuts

Serves 8-10.

Salad:

1 bag spring mix greens

1 head romaine lettuce, chopped

1 can mandarin oranges

3/4 c. sliced, toasted almonds (I used peanuts due to tree nut allergy)

1 pkg. crumbled blue cheese

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

Dressing:

1/2 c. oil (I used vegetable)

4 T. sugar

4 T. vinegar (I used cider vinegar, red wine vinegar would also work well)

1 t. salt

pepper to taste, optional

Mix the salad dressing ingredients in a container with a lid, shake and refrigerate. Toss together lettuce, dressing, oranges, red onion, and blue cheese. Add nuts, mix and serve.

A Note From The Little Lady: If you make this ahead of time, add the nuts as close to serving time as possible, which will prevent them from getting cold and soggy. Tossing the dressing close to serving time is also recommended.