Mandarin Salad

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 head iceberg lettuce
• 1 head romaine lettuce
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 cup thinly sliced red onion

Recipe

• 1 shake first 6 dressing ingredients in a jar and refrigerate.
• 2 stir almonds and sugar in a small pan over medium heat until sugar melts and starts to caramelize and almonds are very lightly toasted.
• 3 scrape into metal bowl and cool to room temperature.
• 4 break up and store covered at room temperature.
• 5 just before serving, put chopped lettuces in a large bowl.
• 6 add celery, oranges, onions and almonds.
• 7 shake dressing well and pour over salad.
• 8 toss to mix and coat.