Orange Strawberry Salad

 The first salad in the series is Orange Strawberry Salad.  It is a perfect spring time salad, the colors are amazing and the taste is incredible.  So, without further adieu, we will get started.

First we are going to make our dressing.
Our ingredients are:

 1/2 tsp, orange zest
1/3 cup orange juice
2 TBSP red wine vinegar
2 TBSP sugar
1/2 olive oil
and
(the secret, surprise ingredient)
1 TBSP “Good Seasons Dry Italian” dressing mix.

 Mix everything together, and let sit a couple of hours so all the flavors can blend well.

 Now to assemble the body of the salad, there is a little prep work involved, not much, but you will need to plan for it.

Our ingredient are:

 1 package spring mix greens
1 pint (or more) strawberries, sliced
1 large orange cut into small pieces
3 green onion, sliced thin
1 cup candied almonds
(for a how-to on making candied nuts go here)

Toss all ingredients together
add dressing right before serving and enjoy!

 This is a really good salad, and so pretty!  The Italian Dressing mixed with orange is a surprisingly wonderful combination.  I am excited to try this salad out on more than just my family.

 (I found this recipe on pinterest a while ago, copied it down and can’t find it on my boards, so I am sorry I can’t credit the original chef)

(and if you are a “pinner” I am going to shamelessly ask that if you like this recipe please “pin it”)