Committee Salad

Name: Committee Salad
Yield: 8–10 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup Oil, 125 ml; 3 tbsp Red wine vinegar, 45 ml; 1 tbsp Lemon juice, 15 ml; 2 tsp Sugar, 10 ml; ½ tsp Salt, 2 ml; ½ tsp Dry mustard, 2 ml; 1 clove Garlic, or more to taste, crushed; 2 tbsp Butter, 30 ml; ½ cup Sunflower seeds, 125 ml, shelled; ½ cup Slivered almonds, 125 ml; 1 Large head leaf lettuce; 2 Spring onions, finely chopped; 1 10 oz (284 ml) tin mandarin oranges, or 2 fresh mandarin oranges or regular oranges (peeled and sectioned); 1 Ripe avocado, peeled and sliced (dip in lemon juice to prevent browning)

Makes: 8–10 servings

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Ingredients

Dressing

½ cupOil, 125 ml
3 tbspRed wine vinegar, 45 ml
1 tbspLemon juice, 15 ml
2 tspSugar, 10 ml
½ tspSalt, 2 ml
½ tspDry mustard, 2 ml
1 cloveGarlic, or more to taste, crushed

Salad

2 tbspButter, 30 ml
½ cupSunflower seeds, 125 ml, shelled
½ cupSlivered almonds, 125 ml
1Large head leaf lettuce
2Spring onions, finely chopped
110 oz (284 ml) tin mandarin oranges, or 2 fresh mandarin oranges or regular oranges (peeled and sectioned)
1Ripe avocado, peeled and sliced (dip in lemon juice to prevent browning)

Method

Step 1. Combine. Combine dressing ingredients in a jar, shake to blend. (Make ahead if possible to let flavours blend.)
Step 2. Sauté. Heat butter in frying pan and sauté sunflower seeds and almonds until golden brown.
Step 3. Prepare. Prepare remaining ingredients.
Step 4. Add. Add cooled seeds and almonds.
Step 5. Toss. Toss with dressing just before serving.

Added October 30, 2026

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