Mandarin Orange Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 head red leaf lettuce, rinsed, dried and torn
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin orange segments, drained

Recipe

• 1 in a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, sugar, parsley, salt and pepper.
• 2 cover and shake well.
• 3 refrigerate until use.
• 4 in a medium saucepan over medium low heat, cook and stir the almonds and sugar until the sugar is melted and the almonds are coated.
• 5 remove from heat, cool, and break apart.
• 6 store at room temperature until ready to serve salad.
• 7 in a large bowl, toss together the lettuce, celery, oranges, almonds and dressing until evenly coated.