Mandarin Orange and Spinach Salad

By Chele D on July 22, 2009

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Ingredients

    DRESSING

    1. 1/3 cup oil
    2. 1/4 cup sugar
    3. 1/4 cup white vinegar
    4. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
    5. 1/2 teaspoon salt
    6. 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce ( more or less Tabasco is best for this as it just brings some heat to the party)
    7. 1 dash black pepper

    SALAD

    1. 1/2 cup sliced almonds
    2. 3 tablespoons sugar
    3. 4 cups torn romaine lettuce
    4. 4 cups torn spinach leaves ( or any combination of lettuces)
    5. 1 cup sliced celery
    6. 1 cup sliced green onion
    7. 1 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained

Directions

  1. In jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all dressing ingredients; shake well. Refrigerate 1 hour.
  2. In skillet, cook almonds and sugar over medium low heat until sugar melts and coats almonds, stirring frequently. Cool; break apart.
  3. Combine the rest of the salad ingredients.
  4. Toss with dressing and top with almonds--I prefer to top the salad, and at the last minute, as opposed to tossing the almonds in the salad to keep the sugar from being "washed off" by the dressing.
 
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