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Strawberry Salad

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 4 T. granulated sugar
  
• 1 c. walnut pieces
  
• 1/2 c. vegetable oil
  
• 4 T. vinegar
  
• 4 T. granulated sugar
  
• 1/2 t. salt
  
• dash black pepper
  
• 1/4 t. Tabasco sauce or to taste
  
• 6 c. assorted salad greens, washed and torn
  
• 2 c. fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
  
• 2 cans ( 11 oz. each ) mandarin oranges, drained
  






Instructions



1. In small saucepan, over low heat, combine walnuts and 4 tablespoons sugar. Cook and stir until sugar carmelizes and coats walnuts. Remove from heat and spread (separate) nuts on foil to cool.
   
   
2. Place the following dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid: vegetable oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and Tabasco. Cover jar and shake to combine.
   
   
3. Place lettuce on salad plates. Arrange strawberries and oranges on lettuce.
   
   
4. Add dressing just before serving and top with caramelized nuts.
   
   






Final Comments


Watch nuts carefully when cooking. They can burn quickly. Nuts will not be crisp on a rainy or humid day.