Mandarin Oranges: 7 Ways to Use Them
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A Colorful Splash
Mandarin orange varieties like Clementines and Satsumas are typically eaten out of hand or canned for use in fruit salads. But they're just as welcome in savory sauces, salads, salsas, and even ice cream pies. Open a can and enjoy.
Mandarin-Berry-Almond Floats
A colorful addition to brunches, teas, or pot lucks, this easy make-ahead dessert combines Mandarin oranges, fresh raspberries and cubes of homemade almond gelatin with a simple syrup that's flavored with cardamom seeds and orange juice.
Recipe: Mandarin-Berry-Almond Floats
Crispy Sesame Salad Stack
It may look like an architectural masterpiece, but this Asian salad is easy to pull off. Store-bought wonton skins sprinkled with sesame seeds are oven roasted to form crisp layers. Packaged salad greens, cashews, green onions, and mandarins tossed with an orange-soy vinaigrette make the crispy filling.
Recipe: Crispy Sesame Salad Stack
Best Ever Chinese-Chicken Salad
It's hard to believe, but Chinese-Chicken salad gets even tastier with the addition of asparagus, avocado, and fresh mandarin oranges. If you can't find fresh mandarins, substitute the canned variety. And if time is short, substitute canned chow mein noodles for the pan-fried wontons.
Recipe: Best Ever Chinese-Chicken Salad
Soft Shrimp Tacos With Tropical Salsa
The ingredient list is long, but prep for these shrimp tacos is a snap thanks to mostly canned salsa ingredients (mandarin oranges, pineapple, and chopped green chilies) and a spicy filling made with already peeled and deveined shrimp, shredded Jack cheese and lightly sautéed bell peppers and onions.
Orange Mandarin Chicken
Pan seared chicken is topped with a cooked sauce of mandarins, jalapeño, soy sauce, green onions and cornstarch for a quick weeknight supper that can be served over instant rice or Asian noodles. If you like fiery flavors, add extra chopped jalapeño or chili garlic paste to the sauce.
Recipe: Orange Mandarin Chicken
A simple dessert for pot lucks, this tropical delight is made in three parts. First, a sugar cookie-style crust bakes to form the bottom layer. Top the crisp crust with a fluffy sweet concoction of sour cream, mandarin oranges and instant pudding, then crown with a whipped topping cloud.
Recipe: Mandarin Cream Delight
Orange Cream Pie
Pick your favorite vanilla ice cream and beat in canned mandarin orange sections for a sweet-tart filling housed in a prepared graham cracker crust. If your family prefers sweet pie fillings over tart, stir in a little well-drained crushed pineapple to sweeten things up.
Recipe: Orange Cream Pie
BONUS: Use mandarins in our Quick Kebab or Breakfast Parfait recipes!
Best Teen Diets recommends healthy well balanced eating that includes fruits, vegetables,whole grains, protein and low-fat or fat-free dairy. We offer nutrition information for teens, parents and educators that emphasizes the importance of healthy eating for teens. For more information visit www.bestteendiets.org
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