Sweet and Crunchy Garden Salad
My family loves the crunchy almonds and the sweet oranges in this favorite salad.
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Ingredients:
| 1 cup | sliced or slivered almonds |
| 1/4 cup | sugar |
| 1 head | iceberg lettuce, rinsed |
| 1 head | romaine lettuce, rinsed |
| 1 cup | vegetable oil |
| 1/4 cup | red wine vinegar |
| 1 tablespoon | chopped fresh parsley |
| 1 teaspoon | salt |
| dash of black pepper | |
| dash of cayenne | |
| 3 | green onions |
| 2 cans | mandarin oranges, drained and chilled |
Directions:
Mix the almonds with 1/4 cup of the sugar in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring as the sugar melts and the almonds brown. Carefully spread the almonds on an ungreased baking sheet to cool, using a metal spatula; the nuts will be very hot. When completely cooled, break the candied almonds into tiny pieces.
Tear the iceberg and romaine lettuce into pieces and transfer them to a salad bowl. Cover and refrigerate if not serving immediately.
Combine the oil, vinegar, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and the parsley, salt, pepper and cayenne in a bowl, and mix well. Chill covered, in the refrigerator, until ready to serve.
Combine the lettuce, sliced green onions, candied almonds and orange segments in a large salad bowl. Just before serving, toss the salad with enough dressing to coat the greens.
Recipe courtesy of Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen by Trisha Yearwood (c) Clarkson Potter 2008
Source: foodnetwork.com
