Cranberry, Glazed Walnut, Orange, Avocado, and Blue Cheese Salad

17 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Ready In: 5 min

“I first made this salad for my family's Thanksgiving dinner several years ago as a starter, and it was a big hit. This recipe was inspired after I had some pear and walnut salad at a restaurant. Since I'm a busy professional woman and don't have lots of time to cook, I wanted to make something quick and easy, yet tasty, using premade ingredients you can find at regular grocery stores.” - by Joy Chou

Ingredients

1 (5.5 ounce) package mixed salad greens with spinach
3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
3/4 cup glazed walnuts
1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
3/4 cup crumbled bleu cheese
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
2 tablespoons cranberry vinaigrette salad dressing, or to taste

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Place the salad greens into a salad bowl, and sprinkle with dried cranberries, walnuts, mandarin orange sections, blue cheese, and avocado chunks. Drizzle the salad with the dressing, toss, and serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
505 cal
25%

Fat
29.8 g
46%

Carbs
54.3 g
18%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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faithy

Jan. 18, 2010

"good salad, served it on Christmas for 20 people, got great feedback! however, i could not find the dressing suggested in the recipe, so i used some rasberry vinegrette i had on hand, i think next ti..." See moreme i would use a balsamic vinegrette."

Lucysm

Apr. 1, 2011

"This is a delicious salad! I have been making a salad similar to this, however, I use feta cheese, fresh apple chunks, and Maple Grove Fat-Free Cranberry Balsamic Salad Dressing because I have been di..." See moreeting. The madarin oranges really make it better I was wondering if Joy Chou has a recipe for Cranberry Dressing?"

cadominguez89

Dec. 28, 2010

"VERY TASTY. We didn't have mandarin oranges on hand and it still tasted good, but I'm sure it would have been even better with the oranges. If any of you have tasted the California Citrus Salad from t..." See morehe restaurant Claim Jumper, this salad tastes JUST like it."

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