Lettuce Mandarin Salad

Salad Ingredients

• 1 small head red leaf lettuce or salad greens of your choice
• 1 Tbsp. parsley
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1 can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1/2 c. caramelized almonds

Mix the above ingredients together. Serves six.

Dressing Ingredients

• 1/4 c. oil
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 Tbsp. vinegar
• 2-3 dashes Tabasco

Caramelized Almonds

1. Put 2 Tbsp. sugar in a heavy skillet and add 1/2 c. slivered almonds.
2. Stir constantly over low heat until sugar melts, turns brown and collects on the almonds.
3. Remove from heat and break apart to cool. (Put cooking spray in the pan before adding sugar.)

We featured this recipe in the October/November 2019 issue of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Rural Route. Recipe submitted by WFBF President Jim Holte’s wife, Gayle.