Mandarin Almond Salad

Name: Mandarin Almond Salad
Total time: 40
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 head romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried and chopped; 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained; 6 green onions, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 0.5 cup sliced almonds; 0.25 cup red wine vinegar; 0.5 cup olive oil; 1 tablespoon white sugar; 0.125 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; ground black pepper to taste

Recipe by BDEGER from allrecipes.com

Lunch 40 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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1 head romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried and chopped
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2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
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6 green onions, thinly sliced
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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0.5 cup sliced almonds

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0.25 cup red wine vinegar
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0.5 cup olive oil
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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0.125 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, oranges and green onions.
Heat 2 tablespoons sugar with the almonds in saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir while sugar starts to melt and coat almonds. Stir constantly until almonds are light brown. Turn onto a plate, and cool for 10 minutes.
Combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, one tablespoon sugar, red pepper flakes and black pepper in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake vigorously until sugar is dissolved.
Before serving, toss lettuce with salad dressing until coated. Transfer to a decorative serving bowl, and sprinkle with sugared almonds.