Mandarin Orange And Spinach Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

DRESSING
1/3 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (more or less Tabasco is best for this as it just brings some heat to the party)
1 dash black pepper
SALAD
1/2 cup sliced almonds
3 tablespoons sugar
4 cups torn romaine lettuce
4 cups torn spinach leaves (or any combination of lettuces)
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup sliced green onion
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained

Preparation

In jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all dressing ingredients; shake well. Refrigerate 1 hour.
In skillet, cook almonds and sugar over medium low heat until sugar melts and coats almonds, stirring frequently. Cool; break apart.
Combine the rest of the salad ingredients.
Toss with dressing and top with almonds--I prefer to top the salad, and at the last minute, as opposed to tossing the almonds in the salad to keep the sugar from being \"washed off\" by the dressing.