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    Home » Salads

    Green salad with oranges & peanut dressing

    Published: Apr 30, 2022 · Modified: Apr 2, 2023 by Cadry Nelson
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    Text overlay: Salad with blood oranges and peanut dressing. Bowl of salad.

    This colorful romaine salad is filled with crisp veggies, and blood orange for sweetness. It has plenty of crunch from shredded cabbage and peanuts.

    It’s finished with tangy peanut dressing. Vegan and gluten free.

    Overhead salad on table by peanut dressing & peanuts.

    This vibrant green salad with peanut dressing is full of bright flavors and textures.

    • A base of romaine lettuce and shredded cabbage mix
    • Hydrating veggies like cucumbers, bell peppers, and celery
    • Enveloped in a creamy peanut dressing
    • And a handful of peanuts on top for added crunch

    Because of the citrus and tangy dressing, it has similarities to a couple of restaurant salads.

    It is reminiscent of the Thai crunch salad sold at California Pizza Kitchen, or Wolfgang Puck’s Chinese chicken salad. (Obviously there’s no chicken in this vegan recipe, though!)

    It’s a quick, fresh, and easy salad that’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser. Your family will love it!

    Enjoy it as a side dish. Or have it as a full meal by adding edamame, grilled tofu, or vegan chick’n.

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    • Ingredients
    • Step by step instructions
    • Make it your own
    • What to serve with it
    • 📖 Recipe

    Ingredients

    Here are the ingredients you will need for this flavorful salad.

    Labeled ingredients for salad with blood oranges & peanut dressing.

    Romaine: Romaine has great crunch & mild flavor that lets the dressing shine. It can be replaced with green leaf lettuce.

    Blood oranges: Blood oranges have bright, bold color. But you can easily replace them with any standard oranges, tangerines, or mandarin oranges.

    Veggies: Celery, cucumber, bell pepper, and shredded cabbage mix.

    Bagged shredded cabbage mix often includes carrot. I buy it at Trader Joe’s. It’s one of my favorite vegan Trader Joe’s products.

    Feel free to replace with hand shredded cabbage.

    Peanut salad dressing: This nutty & tangy peanut salad dressing is the star of the show.

    Peanuts: A handful of peanuts add crunch & bring it all together.

    Step by step instructions

    Here’s how to make the recipe at a glance. For complete ingredient amounts & instructions, keep scrolling to the recipe card below.

    In a big salad bowl, combine the following:

    • Chopped romaine lettuce
    • Blood oranges
    • Celery
    • Cucumber
    • Bell pepper
    • Shredded cabbage mix
    Bowl mixing ingredients for peanut salad dressing.

    Make a batch of peanut salad dressing by mixing:

    • Peanut butter
    • Toasted sesame oil
    • Rice vinegar
    • Sriracha
    • Tamari soy sauce
    • Water
    • Salt

    Drizzle the peanut dressing over the salad.

    Hand pouring peanut dressing onto salad.

    Finish with a garnish of peanuts.

    Make it your own

    You can easily make this salad your own by varying the ingredients.

    Almost any of the ingredients can be swapped out or omitted.

    • Replace romaine with iceberg lettuce, butter lettuce, spinach, or a lettuce mix.
    • Instead of blood oranges, use standard navel oranges, tangerines, clementines, or mandarin oranges. (Even canned mandarin oranges would work here!)
    • Instead of using bagged shredded cabbage mix, shred green or purple cabbage by hand.
    • Use orange, yellow, or red bell peppers.
    • Add edamame or seitan chicken for protein.
    • For more deliciousness, add sliced or cubed avocado and/or green onions.
    • If you’d prefer a dressing with no oil added, use peanut sauce instead.
    • For even more crunch, add crunchy chow mein noodles on top.

    What to serve with it

    Close-up peanut dressing on salad.

    This simple salad would be a delicious side dish or starter with any of the following:

    • Tofu satay
    • Brussels sprouts fried rice
    • Spring roll tortilla wrap
    • Potsticker soup
    • Dumplings & gyoza dipping sauce
    Salad with blood oranges, peanuts, and peanut dressing.

    📖 Recipe

    Bowl of salad on table with blood oranges.

    Green salad with oranges & peanut dressing

    Author: Cadry Nelson
    5 from 5 votes
    This vibrant, colorful salad is loaded with crunchy veggies & blood oranges. It's finished with a generous drizzling of peanut salad dressing.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Keyword: salad with fruit
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    Ingredients

    • 1 bunch romaine chopped (about 4 cups)
    • 3 blood oranges chopped (about 1 cup)
    • ½ cup sliced celery
    • ½ cup chopped cucumber
    • ½ cup chopped bell pepper yellow, orange, or red
    • 1 cup shredded cabbage mix or hand-shredded cabbage
    • 1 recipe peanut salad dressing
    • ¼ cup peanuts

    Instructions

    • Combine chopped romaine, blood oranges, celery, cucumber, bell pepper, and cabbage mix in bowl.
    • Drizzle with peanut salad dressing.
    • Finish with a garnish of peanuts.
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 249mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 702IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg

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    1. Shell

      May 19, 2022 at 2:24 pm

      5 stars
      Great combination of flavors, and a perfect way to use your peanut salad dressing recipe!

      Reply
      • Cadry Nelson

        May 25, 2022 at 10:48 am

        That’s so nice to hear. Thanks for the great feedback!

        Reply
    2. David

      May 01, 2022 at 9:15 am

      5 stars
      Yum yum yum!!! I love peanut dressing, and adding in the blood oranges makes this salad extra delicious.

      Reply
      • Cadry Nelson

        May 11, 2022 at 8:36 am

        I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

        Reply
    3. Susan

      April 30, 2022 at 7:29 pm

      5 stars
      I always keep an eye out for blood oranges when it is their season, and it is heading into their season shortly. This looks like a great refreshing winter salad.

      Reply
      • Cadry Nelson

        May 11, 2022 at 8:36 am

        Thanks, Susan! I hope blood oranges show up on your store shelves soon.

        Reply

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