Mandarin Salad

Marie's Note:

A slightly sweet dressing with the crunchiness of sugared almonds makes this an outstanding salad! Recipe is requested every time it is served. Found recipe in Woman's Day magazine in 1995.

• Total Time: 28 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 16

Dressing

• 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

Topping

• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1/3 cup sugar

Salad

• 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

Directions:

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.

Reviews

[Kathy at Food.com]

It's sweet, it's crunchy, it's like no other salad I've had. Delicious! The red onion, almonds, and oranges make this such a pretty salad. Thanks!

[DDW]

Outstanding Salad! Simple with great light flavors that mix together so....well. I didn't have any almonds so I sugared chopped pecans and they were great. Can't wait to try this out again on guests next time.

[Litttlesocks]

Totally Awesome salad! Definitely will make again!