Manderin Almond Salad

Description

Manderin Almond Salad

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1 tbl Sugar

DRESSING

• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbl vinegar
• 2 tbl Sugar
• 1/4 cup salad oil
• 1 tbl parsley
• 1 dsh pepper
• 1 dsh Tabasco

SALAD INGREDIENTS

• 2 x butter lettuce,
• Preferred
• 1 cup celery, diced fine
• 3 x green onions,fine chopped
• With tops
• 11 oz mandarin oranges, drained

Directions

• Carmelize almonds by mixing with Sugar and stirring constantly over low heat until lightly browned.
• Cool on waxed paper and break into small pieces and set aside.
• Combine dressing ingredients and mix wll.
• Refrigerate for a few hours to marry the flavors.
• Just before serving, tear lettuce into bite-size pieces and combine with celery, onions and mandarin oranges.
• Toss with dressing and nuts and place on one larger piece of butter lettuce to cradle the salad.
• This will serve 6 so I suggest you cut it in half.