Mandarin Almond Salad

GinnyP's Note:

Another Mandarin Almond Salad. Only slightly different from the one Inez posted. Can't go wrong with either one. This is good stuff!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 head romaine lettuce , chopped,washed,and dried
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges , drained
• 6 long stem green onions , finely chopped
• ½ cup sliced almonds
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¼ cup red wine vinegar
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄8; teaspoon red pepper flakes
• fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the Romaine, drained oranges, and chopped onions.
2. Heat sugar and almonds in a pan over medium heat until sugar melts and coats almonds; stir and heat until almonds are slightly brown.
3. Turn onto plate and cool for 10 minutes.
4. Combine remaining ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid; shake vigorously.
5. Pour salad dressing over lettuce mixture; toss.
6. Sprinkle with sugared almonds.

Reviews

[Amy D]

Thanks Ginny for a great recipe. I served this to company and they finished off the bowl. The only thing I omitted was the red pepper flakes. This was so delicious, I can't wait to make it again.

[* Pamela *]

Yum! I loved this salad! I have made this salad twice now. The only thing I did different was to "toast" my almonds in the microwave, by ading 1 tbsp of butter along with the sugar and microwaving them for 30 second intervals until they were golden brown. The second time I used Splenda instead of the sugar and it still turned out great!

[carole in orlando]

A quick, refreshing salad to make at the last minute. I used the juice from the mandarin orange can as suggested by another reviewer and toasted the almond slices. The only thing I would change, a personal preference is to add some mayo or dijon mustard to the dressing to make it a little thicker. Thanks, Carole in Orlando