Mandarin Lettuce Salad

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup oil
• Tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1 tablespoon sugar, plus
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 head iceberg lettuce, broken
• 1/4 head romaine lettuce, broken
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges

1. For vinegrette:
2. Combine salt, pepper, 2T.
3. sugar, vinegar, oil, and tobasco.
4. Shake or whisk to combine.
5. For candies almonds:
6. Combine 1 T.
7. plus 1 teaspoons sugar in a small non-stick pan.
8. Stir over low hear until carmalized and brown.
9. Remove from pan onto waxed paper and separate as much as possible.
10. Allow to cool completely.
11. For Salad:
12. Combine remaining ingredients.
13. Toss in vinegrette, then almonds.
14. Serve immediately.

salt, black pepper, sugar, cider vinegar, oil, tabasco sauce, almonds, sugar, sugar, head iceberg lettuce, head romaine lettuce, celery, green onions, mandarin oranges

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mandarin-lettuce-salad-96767 (may not work)