Manderin Almond Salad

== Description ==
=== Ingredients ===
* 1/4 cup slivered almonds
* 1 tbl Sugar
DRESSING 
* 1 1/2 tsp salt
* 2 tbl vinegar
* 2 tbl Sugar
* 1/4 cup salad oil
* 1 tbl parsley
* 1 dsh pepper
* 1 dsh Tabasco
SALAD INGREDIENTS 
* 2 x butter lettuce,
* Preferred
* 1 cup celery, diced fine
* 3 x green onions,fine chopped
* With tops
* 11 oz mandarin oranges, drained
== Directions ==
* Carmelize almonds by mixing with Sugar and stirring constantly over low heat until lightly browned.
* Cool on waxed paper and break into small pieces and set aside.
* Combine dressing ingredients and mix wll.
* Refrigerate for a few hours to marry the flavors.
* Just before serving, tear lettuce into bite-size pieces and combine with celery, onions and mandarin oranges.
* Toss with dressing and nuts and place on one larger piece of butter lettuce to cradle the salad.
* This will serve 6 so I suggest you cut it in half.
== See also ==
Category:Almond Recipes
Category:Colombian Recipes
Category:Colombian Salads
Category:Lettuce Recipes
Category:Mandarin orange Recipes
Category:Salad Recipes