Healthy Mandarin Salad

Yeild:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• SmartPoints : 7

Ingredients :

Dressing

1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
1⁄4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Topping

1 cup sliced almonds
1⁄3 cup sugar

Salad

1 head iceberg lettuce
1 head romaine lettuce
2 cups chopped celery
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup thinly sliced red onion

Preparation

1. Shake first 6 dressing ingredients in a jar and refrigerate.
2. Stir almonds and sugar in a small pan over medium heat until sugar melts and starts to caramelize and almonds are very lightly toasted.
3. Scrape into metal bowl and cool to room temperature.
4. Break up and store covered at room temperature.
5. Just before serving, put chopped lettuces in a large bowl.
6. Add celery, oranges, onions and almonds.
7. Shake dressing well and pour over salad.
8. Toss to mix and coat.

Nutritional Info :

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• SmartPoints : 7
• Calories 160.5
• Total Fat 10 g
• Saturated Fat 1.1 g
• Total Carbohydrate 17.4 g
• Dietary Fiber 3 g
• Sugars 13.4 g
• Protein 2.5 g