Romaine Mandarin Salad

NELady's Note:

From Tastes for All Seasons by Crye-Leike.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 1.0 salad

Salad

• 1 bunch romaine lettuce , ripped into bite size pieces
• 1 cup celery , chopped
• 2 green onions with tops , chopped
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges , drained

Caramelized Almonds

• ¼ cup almonds
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Dressing

• ¼ cup salad oil
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½-1 teaspoon salt
• 3 dashes Tabasco sauce
• fresh ground black pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. To Caramelize Almonds: Put almonds in a small skillet or saucepan. Sprinkle with sugar. Heat, stirring constantly, until light brown. Put almonds on waxed paper to cool.
2. For Dressing: Whisk all ingredients together until well mixed.
3. For Salad: Mix all salad ingredients, caramelized almonds and dressing.

Reviews

[Nener]

I've made this salad many times and it's great! I generally leave out the tabasco sauce. Also, put the dressing and almonds on just before serving.

[CraftScout]

A very yummy and sweet salad. I, too, did not carmelize the almonds, but the apple cider vinegar and sugar in the dressing added LOTS of sweetness. The kids loved this salad (probably because it was so sweet). Thank you for posting! Made for Gnome Tag.

[hojo]

Wow, this was great! The only thing I didn't do was to carmelize the almonds, I just had sliced almonds, which worked well. The vinegar worked really well with the salad and was perfect! Thanks NELady for posting