The Really Good Salad Recipe with Pieces of Fruit

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Garden salad with fruit, cooked sugared almonds, and an oil and vinegar dressing.

Ingredients

1 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 head iceberg lettuce - rinsed, dried, and chopped
1/2 head leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried, and chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
1/2 cup dried, sweetened cranberries
1/2 cup mandarin orange segments, drained
1/2 cup sliced fresh peaches
1/2 cup diced mango
1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries

Directions

1 In a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the almonds and 1/2 cup sugar 5 minutes, or until almonds are well-coated and lightly browned.
2 In a bowl, mix the olive oil, vinegar, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
3 In a large bowl, gently mix the almonds, iceberg lettuce, leaf lettuce, celery, chives, cranberries, mandarin orange, peaches, mango, and strawberries. Serve with desired amount of the oil and vinegar dressing.