Delightful Orange Salad

this is great any time of the year...pour salad dressing over just before serving.. prep time includes chilling time for salad dressing

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• SALAD

• 1  head lettuce
• 1  cup grapes, halved
• 11  ounces mandarin oranges, chilled
• 1  small red onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup  almonds, toasted
• 1  small avocado, diced

• DRESSING

• 2⁄3 cup canola oil
• 1⁄3 cup  orange juice
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 3  tablespoons vinegar
• 1  dash dry mustard
• 1  teaspoon celery seed
• 2  tablespoons  chopped parsley

Directions

1. tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces.
2. toss with remaining ingredients.
3. Combine all dressing ingredients and chill well.
4. shake before pouring over salad.
5. .I sometimes use cider vinegar.other times I have used raspberry flavored vinegars --
6. Mix salad and dressing just prior to serving.