Orange and Cashew Lettuce Salad

Ingredients

Lettuce Ingredients:

  • head lettuce (or one bag of lettuce)
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 2 whole green onions (optional)
  • 1 11-ounce can of mandarin oranges

Dressing Ingredients:

  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon parsley
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Candied nuts:

  • ½ cup cashews (or almonds, if you prefer)
  • 3 tablespoons white granulated sugar

Instructions

Prepare the nuts:

  1. In a small skillet, heat the sugar over medium heat until it begins to melt.
  2. Add the nuts to the pan and toss rapidly until the sugar coats all of the nuts and the nuts are lightly browned.
  3. Pour mixture onto a glass dish and separate the nuts with a fork.
  4. Cool until hardened.

Preparing the Salad:

  1. Combine lettuce, celery and green onions.
  2. Mix salad dressing ingredients.
  3. Just before serving, add oranges, candied nuts and dressing.