Mandarin Almond Salad

MizzNezz's Note:

A very different salad that will have them asking for more!

• Total Time: 8 mins
• Prep Time: 8 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 tablespoons sugar , divided
• ½ cup slivered almond
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8; teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 bunch red lettuce , torn
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges
• 1 small red onion , sliced

Directions:

1. In a small skillet, melt 3 T sugar on low heat.
2. Add almonds; stir until coated.
3. Cool, break into small pieces and set aside.
4. In a jar with tight lid, mix oil, vinegar, parsley, salt, pepper, hot pepper sauce and remaining 1 T sugar.
5. Shake well.
6. Combine lettuce, oranges, onion and almonds in salad bowl.
7. Shake dressing;,pour over salad and toss.

Reviews

[Just Call Me Martha]

Excellent Salad! It's a little bit out of the ordinary and it's very appealing to the eye. I have made this many times and have substituted both romaine and/or baby spinach with excellent results. It's great to take to a pot luck as well - just throw all the greens into a plastic bag and just before serving, toss in the almonds, mandarins and dressing. Give the bag a good shake and you're good to go. Thanks MizzNezz!

[twissis]

DH & I are in Dallas visiting *SusieQusie* & we had the pleasure of eating SQ's version of your salad w/a dinner meal. It is yummy good made w/broccoli slaw instead of lettuce, even better the 2nd dy & a great way to add veggies to a meal. Loved the dressing! Thx for sharing your recipe so we could share it here.

[SusieQusie]

Outstanding salad! I lightened it some by using drained off mandarin orange juice to replace half of the oil. For the greens, I had part of a bag of broccoli slaw mix that needed using so I tossed that in with the lettuce. I halved the recipe for the 2 of us and we ate every last morsel. Thanks for posting this winner!