A wonderful medley of flavors and textures!
Ingredients
- head romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried and: 1 piece (chopped)
- mandarin oranges: 2 cans (11 ounce cans, drained)
- green onions: 6 piece (sliced)
- white sugar: 2 Tbsp
- almonds: 0.5 cup (sliced)
- red wine vinegar: 0.25 cup
- olive oil: 0.5 cup
- white sugar: 1 Tbsp
- red pepper flakes: 0.125 tsp (crushed)
- ground black pepper: (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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In a large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, oranges and green onions.
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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.
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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.
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Before serving, toss lettuce with salad dressing until coated. Transfer to a decorative serving bowl, and sprinkle with sugared almonds.