This salad is great for feeding a crowd and for people who don’t really like  your run-of-the-mill salad – the dressing is sweet, and it’s topped with crumbled feta, mandarin oranges, and craisins.

Difficulty:  Easy

Source:  my mom

Baby Spring Mix

Mandarin oranges

Craisins

Feta (crumbled)*

Sliced almonds, toasted (spread on cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 5-8 minutes or until very lightly toasted)

A few green onions, sliced

*The feta is better (less dry) if you buy it in a block and crumble it yourself, but the already crumbled feta is still very good and a little less work.

Serve with Go-To Sweet and Sour Dressing.

http://notjustanotherfoodblogger.com/go-sweet-sour-salad-dressing/

Since the toppings don’t require much effort (other than toasting the almonds which can be done ahead of time), this works well when serving large quantities of salad.

I like to place bowls with extra toppings beside the salad bowl for those like me who are really in it for the toppings.  I took this picture before adding the crumbled feta and dressing for bunco the other night.

The Story:  I call this my Go-To Salad, because that’s exactly what it is – the salad I almost always go to when I need to serve dinner to any size crowd.