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    Home » Recipes » Salads » Fancy Company Green Salad

    Fancy Company Green Salad

    Published : March 5, 2019 Updated : October 25, 2020 by Together As Family 8 Comments

    Fancy Company Green Salad is a perfect weeknight side dish or fancy enough for company! Crisp, bright greens with crunchy rice noodles, sweet red & yellow peppers, sugared almonds, salty sunflower kernels, and green onions. Topped with a simple dressing. This salad is the perfect blend of texture, color, and flavor.

    Company green salad is a perfect weeknight side dish or fancy enough for company! Crisp, bright greens with crunchy rice noodles, sweet red & yellow peppers, sugared almonds, salty sunflower kernels, and green onions. Topped with a simple dressing. This salad is surprisingly super easy and the perfect blend of texture, color, and flavor.

    GREEN SALAD RECIPE

    I love this fancy company green salad! Not sure where I got the recipe from or what it is originally called, but we've always called it 'company green salad' because I serve it when people are over for dinner, instead of my usual bagged salad and grape tomatoes 🙂 

    My kids love salad so I always try to have some sort of green salad on the dinner table. 

    Because of it's convenience and ease it normally is bagged salad, which is great!

    But this company green salad is so delicious, fancier than bagged salad, and perfect for serving guests or the family. 

    Company green salad is a perfect weeknight side dish or fancy enough for company! Crisp, bright greens with crunchy rice noodles, sweet red & yellow peppers, sugared almonds, salty sunflower kernels, and green onions. Topped with a simple dressing. This salad is surprisingly super easy and the perfect blend of texture, color, and flavor.

    The great thing about this salad is that all the elements can be prepared ahead of time if needed. 

    Chop the bell peppers, toss the green lettuce and green onions together, prepare the dressing, and sugar the almonds. 

    The peppers, lettuce/green onion, and the dressing can all be stored in covered containers and placed in the fridge. Store the sugared almonds at room temperature. 

    If you are taking this salad somewhere else, just bring all the components and toss everything together when you need it. 

    Company green salad is a perfect weeknight side dish or fancy enough for company! Crisp, bright greens with crunchy rice noodles, sweet red & yellow peppers, sugared almonds, salty sunflower kernels, and green onions. Topped with a simple dressing. This salad is surprisingly super easy and the perfect blend of texture, color, and flavor.

    Salad is much better with cold dressing on it. 

    I would highly suggest you make the dressing the morning of the day you need it, and let it chill in the fridge to get nice and cold. 

    I never thought I would be as obsessed with a green salad as I am this one. Whenever I make it, I usually end up eating so much of it that I don't save room for the other stuff.

    Company green salad is a perfect weeknight side dish or fancy enough for company! Crisp, bright greens with crunchy rice noodles, sweet red & yellow peppers, sugared almonds, salty sunflower kernels, and green onions. Topped with a simple dressing. This salad is surprisingly super easy and the perfect blend of texture, color, and flavor.

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    Company green salad is a perfect weeknight side dish or fancy enough for company! Crisp, bright greens with crunchy rice noodles, sweet red & yellow peppers, sugared almonds, salty sunflower kernels, and green onions. Topped with a simple dressing. This salad is surprisingly super easy and the perfect blend of texture, color, and flavor.

    Company Green Salad

    Jessica - Together as Family
    Fancy Company Green Salad is a perfect weeknight side dish or fancy enough for company! Crisp, bright greens with crunchy rice noodles, sweet red & yellow peppers, sugared almonds, salty sunflower kernels, and green onions. Topped with a simple dressing. This salad is the perfect blend of texture, color, and flavor.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine American

    Ingredients
      

    Sugared Almonds

    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 cup sliced almonds
    • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

    Dressing

    • ¼ cup canola oil
    • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • â…› teaspoon pepper

    Salad

    • 1 bag fancy leaf lettuce
    • 1 bunch green leaf lettuce, chopped small
    • 1 red pepper, chopped small
    • 1 yellow pepper, chopped small
    • â…“ cup sliced green onions
    • 1 can (3 oz) crispy rice noodles
    • â…“ cup roasted sunflower kernels

    Instructions
     

    • TO MAKE SUGARED ALMONDS: Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add almonds and sugar and cook until toasted and fragrant; about 5 minutes. Watch carefully and stir frequently to prevent burning. Spread onto a plate lined with a paper towel to cool. 
    • TO MAKE DRESSING: Whisk all ingredients in a small bowl. Chill until serving.
    • TO MAKE SALAD: In large bowl combine lettuce, peppers, green onion, crispy rice noodles, sunflower kernels, and cooled sugared almonds. Toss with the dressing. Serve immediately. 
      If not serving right away, prepare the different salad elements and keep separate. Toss with dressing when ready to serve.

    Notes

    You will find the crispy rice noodles by the Asian food in the grocery store. 
     
    I would suggest making the dressing in the morning of the day you need it, to allow it time to get chilled in the fridge. Cold dressing tastes better on salads. 
     
    This salad can be prepared ahead of time if needed. Make the sugared almonds and leave out at room temperature. Toss together the green salad mix, green leaf lettuce, and green onions. Store covered in the fridge. Prepare the salad dressing and store covered in the fridge. Toss all ingredients together when needed.
     
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    1. Brenda Lilly

      December 07, 2019 at 2:18 pm

      Looks yummy! I didn’t notice if it said, does anyone know how many this serves?

      Reply
      • Together As Family

        January 20, 2020 at 2:14 pm

        It makes a lot. Easily 10-12 side dish servings.

        Reply
    2. G schultz

      December 22, 2019 at 9:34 am

      It is a mistake to put the sliced almonds on paper toweling after carmelizing them. The almonds stick to the paper towel and I lost many slivered almonds as they were adhered to paper towel and could not remove left over remnants of paper on almonds. So frustrated

      Reply
      • Holly K

        January 02, 2023 at 2:45 pm

        Good thot G Schultz - wax or parchment would likely work better! Thanks for the heads up! Salad does appeal doesn’t it.😉

        Reply
    3. Rice

      November 01, 2022 at 8:41 am

      Great salad! Took to a gathering and people couldn’t get enough of it!

      Reply
      • Lucy Pulsipher

        November 02, 2022 at 12:44 pm

        Thank you for your comment! I’m so glad it was a success!

        Reply
    4. Joyce

      December 09, 2022 at 3:42 pm

      5 stars
      Made this salad for our family and they LOVED it! Should have doubled the recipe. Will definitely be making it again.

      Reply
      • Together as Family

        December 10, 2022 at 11:50 pm

        I'm so glad your family liked it! Thank you!

        Reply

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