Spinach Salad With Dressing

This is from a woman in my small group. It has one of the few salad dressings I will eat. The amounts of the salad ingredients can all be adjusted according to personal preference.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• Salad

• 1 -2  bunch  spinach leaves (or one bag fresh spinach)
• 5  stalks celery, chopped
• 1  bunch green onion, chopped
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges
• 1  cucumber, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries

• Dressing

• 1  cup  sliced almonds
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  oil
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 2  tablespoons vinegar
• 1  tablespoon parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Put the salad ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Put the sliced almonds and 1/4 cup sugar in a fry pan on the stove. Cook over medium high heat, stirring frequently, until the almonds are slightly toasted and the sugar has carmelized, 5-10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, mix the remaining dressing ingredients in a bowl.
4. Stir the almond mixture into the bowl with the other ingredients; mix to coat almonds.
5. Toss dressing with salad ingredients in bowl.