Orange Almond Salad

by Heather Belcher

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Dressing ingredients:
¼ cup canola oil
2 Tbsp. white vinegar
2 Tbsp. sugar
½ tsp salt
Dash cayenne pepper

Salad ingredients:
Green leaf lettuce
Chopped green onion
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
Slivered almonds, browned in oven

Mix dressing ingredients in tight container and shake.  Combine salad ingredients and toss with dressing.  This makes a LOT of dressing so use sparingly.

This was wonderful.  I loved it & my kids loved it.  I added some poppy seeds to the dressing because it just sounded good and I sugared the almonds (3Tbsp. of sugar mixed with the almonds in a skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly for about 3 min).  I also used sliced almonds since that is what I had.  This salad was perfect for this warm day and will be great to eat in the summer.