Name: Strawberry and Mandarin Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Sliced almonds - ½ cup; White sugar - 3 tablespoons; Vegetable oil - ⅓ cup; Apple cider vinegar - 3 tablespoons; Hot sauce - 3 tablespoons; White sugar - 2 ½ tablespoons; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - 1 dash; Spring mix lettuce - 1 (12 ounce) bag; Mandarin oranges, drained - 1 (11 ounce) can; Sliced fresh strawberries - 1 cup; Chopped celery - 1 cup; Chopped red onion - ½ cup; Chopped fresh parsley - 2 teaspoons

Ingredients for - Strawberry and Mandarin Salad

1. Sliced almonds ½ cup

2. White sugar 3 tablespoons

3. Vegetable oil ⅓ cup

4. Apple cider vinegar 3 tablespoons

5. Hot sauce 3 tablespoons

6. White sugar 2 ½ tablespoons

7. Salt 1 teaspoon

8. Ground black pepper 1 dash

9. Spring mix lettuce 1 (12 ounce) bag

10. Mandarin oranges, drained 1 (11 ounce) can

11. Sliced fresh strawberries 1 cup

12. Chopped celery 1 cup

13. Chopped red onion ½ cup

14. Chopped fresh parsley 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Strawberry and Mandarin Salad

1 . Stage

Heat a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Stir almonds and 3 tablespoons sugar together in the skillet; cook until the sugar has melted and coats the almonds; 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.

2 . Stage

Whisk vegetable oil, vinegar, hot sauce, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Toss spring mix, oranges, strawberries, celery, onion, and parsley together in a large mixing bowl; drizzle the vegetable oil mixture over the lettuce mixture and stir gently to coat. Sprinkle toasted almonds over the salad to serve.