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Orange-Almond Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Orange-Almond Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Orange-Almond Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Orange-Almond Salad are:

Dressing:
3/4 cup Wesson canola oil
3T sugar
3T white vinegar
3t salt

Salad:
2 good-sized heads of green leafy lettuce, washed, dried and torn. (Or two bags of whatever "ready-mix" greens you like. My sister-in-law uses romaine and baby spinach)
3 celery stalks, finely sliced
3 green onions, sliced
1 large OR 2 small cans Mandarin oranges, drained & chilled

Sugared Almonds:
3/4 cup slivered almonds
3T sugar

Here is how you make Orange-Almond Salad:

Dressing: (Make at least one day ahead of time, and refrigerate). Combine all in bottle or jar, shake well, refrigerate. (Be sure to shake really well before mixing with salad.Sugared Almonds: Put sugar and almonds in a medium-size fry pan and stir constantly over medium heat until sugar melts and coats the nuts evenly, and nuts are light golden brown. Do NOT let burn. Remove from heat, dump almonds onto wax paper (I dump onto stoneware) and quickly break apart with your fingers, but be careful, they're really hot! Let them cool, then keep in a ziplock bag until ready to mix salad.Just before serving, toss all ingredients in salad bowl with the dressing. (Remember to shake dressing well first!)Enjoy!Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SKINNYSOON13.

The nutritional information for Orange-Almond Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 325.6

• Total Fat: 24.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 256.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 3.4 g