Betsy's Mandarin Orange Salad

Ingredients

Contains: tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 head red leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin orange segments, drained

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Toast the sliced almonds with 1/4 cup of the white sugar in a dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar melts and coats the almonds, about 4 minutes.

2. Spread the candied almonds on a sheet of parchment or a plate and let them cool completely.

3. Whisk the vegetable oil, cider vinegar, the remaining 1/4 cup white sugar, dried parsley, salt and black pepper in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves.

4. Place the rinsed, dried and torn red leaf lettuce in a large salad bowl.

5. Add the chopped red onion and chopped celery to the lettuce.

6. Add the drained mandarin orange segments to the bowl.

7. Just before serving, pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to coat.

8. Break the cooled almonds into pieces, scatter them over the salad and serve right away.