Mandarin Orange Sugared Walnut Salad for 2

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Mandarin Orange Sugared Walnut Salad

 

1/4 cup sugared walnuts or to taste or plain walnuts work it fine

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar

3/4 teaspoon dried parsley

3/8 teaspoon salt

small pinch of black pepper

2 to 3 cups of wild baby greens or mixed greens, rinsed, dried and torn

2 to 3 green onions, sliced

1/4 cup celery hearts, sliced on the bias

6 to 8 ounce can of mandarin oranges, drained

 

Having once made or acquired your sugared walnuts.

Combine the oil, vinegars, sugar, parsley, salt and pepper with a wire whisk in

a bowl or shake the ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid and

refrigerate until serving.

In a bowl, toss together the salad greens, green onions, celery and oranges and

just enough dressing to moisten well.

Place the salad on chilled salad plates, mounding to the center of the plates

and sprinkle with the sugared walnuts. Serves 2.