{"id":7762,"date":"2012-04-19T15:19:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T21:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=7762"},"modified":"2012-04-19T15:19:37","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T21:19:37","slug":"orange-strawberry-salad-with-orange-dressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/19\/orange-strawberry-salad-with-orange-dressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Strawberry Salad with Orange Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it too late to post about Easter? \u00c2\u00a0Let&#8217;s pretend it&#8217;s not. \u00c2\u00a0We hosted our Fourth Annual Easter Brunch this year. \u00c2\u00a0Not the smartest thing I&#8217;ve ever done, what with a 3 month old and all. \u00c2\u00a0But as usual, we had tons of delicious food and a fun egg hunt for the kids. \u00c2\u00a0Here&#8217;s a look back at our menu&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Easter Brunch 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/316147\/pear-and-cranberry-bellini?czone=entertaining\/cocktail-hour\/cocktail-recipes&amp;center=276959&amp;gallery=274431&amp;slide=260741\">Pear and Cranberry Bellinis<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit Muffins<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Southwest Scramble<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Hash Browns<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Bacon<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Cinnamon Pull-Apart Muffins<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Buttermilk Blueberry Cake<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Orange Strawberry Salad with Orange Dressing and Grilled Chicken<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Fruit<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Mediterranean Dip<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_2_0_4_13334560394791413\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/27\/buffalo-chicken-dip\/\">Buffalo Chicken Dip<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Veggies<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stickygooeycreamychewy.com\/2011\/03\/07\/chevre-fig-and-prosciutto-pockets-recipe\/\">Chevre, Fig Prosciutto Pockets<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Apple Spice Cake<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nomnompaleo.com\/post\/14764008847\/nom-nom-chocolate-truffles\">Chocolate Truffles<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What I <em>really<\/em> want to talk about is that salad. \u00c2\u00a0I made this Orange Strawberry Salad for the first time at Easter, and I made it again this week for our Salad of The Week. \u00c2\u00a0The dressing&#8230;oh that dressing!! \u00c2\u00a0It&#8217;s so good you&#8217;ll want to lick your plate clean just to get every last drop. \u00c2\u00a0This time around, I used some of the dressing as a marinade for the chicken before I grilled it. \u00c2\u00a0It was pure genius on my part, because the chicken had great flavor! \u00c2\u00a0Also, this method for sugared almonds is also the best one I&#8217;ve ever used. \u00c2\u00a0They are amazing (and no, not paleo at all). \u00c2\u00a0Combined with some fresh strawberries, spinach and juicy Cuties, and you&#8217;ve got yourself a delicious salad. \u00c2\u00a0So delicious that I forgot to take a picture until after I&#8217;d already dug in to my lunch the other day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Orange-Strawberry-Salad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7770\" title=\"Orange Strawberry Salad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Orange-Strawberry-Salad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Orange-Strawberry-Salad.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Orange-Strawberry-Salad-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Orange Strawberry Salad<\/h3>\n<p>adapted from <a href=\"http:\/\/cjaneinthekitchen.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/orange-dressing-with-orange-strawberry.html\">See Jane In The Kitchen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 package of spring mix greens (<em>I used a combo of spinach, lettuce, and baby kale<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>1 pint strawberries, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 large orange, cut into small pieces <em>(I used 2 or 3 Cuties<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>3 green onions, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 recipe of Sugared Almonds (recipe below)<\/li>\n<li>1 recipe of Orange Dressing<\/li>\n<li>1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make dressing. \u00c2\u00a0Marinate chicken in 1\/2-2\/3 cup of dressing for at least 1 hour. \u00c2\u00a0Grill chicken until cooked through, allow to cool, then slice. \u00c2\u00a0Make sugared almonds. \u00c2\u00a0Combine greens, strawberries, Cutie segments, green onions, sugared almonds, and grilled chicken. \u00c2\u00a0Top with remaining salad dressing and serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sugared Almonds<\/strong>: Combine\u00c2\u00a01 cup sliced almonds,\u00c2\u00a04 tablespoons butter, and\u00c2\u00a04 tablespoons sugar\u00c2\u00a0in a saucepan over medium heat until the the butter and sugar turn to a toffee color, stir constantly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Orange Dressing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00bd tsp grated orange peel, or orange zest<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup fresh orange juice ( 1 to 2 oranges )<\/li>\n<li>2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar<\/li>\n<li>2 Tablespoons honey<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00bd cup olive oil oil<\/li>\n<li>1 Tablespoon \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Good Seasons Dry Italian\u00e2\u20ac\u009d dressing mix. It is about \u00c2\u00bd a package. \u00c2\u00a0(<em>Next time I&#8217;m making my own Italian Dressing Mix)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Put all ingredients in a container and shake- serve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/19\/orange-strawberry-salad-with-orange-dressing\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it too late to post about Easter? \u00c2\u00a0Let&#8217;s pretend it&#8217;s not. \u00c2\u00a0We hosted our Fourth Annual Easter Brunch this year. \u00c2\u00a0Not the smartest thing I&#8217;ve ever done, what with a 3 month old and all. \u00c2\u00a0But as usual, we had tons of delicious food and a fun egg hunt for the kids. \u00c2\u00a0Here&#8217;s a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,37,5,61,48,7,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chicken","category-holiday","category-main-dish","category-menu","category-recipes","category-salad","category-vegetables"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7762"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7773,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7762\/revisions\/7773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}