Mandarin Salad Oriental

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup almonds sliced
• 5 rib celery chopped
• 1 tablespoon parsley fresh chopped
• 2  green onions chopped
• 0.1 teaspoon hot sauce 
• 0.5 head iceberg lettuce 
• 11 ounce mandarin oranges drained canned
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 3 ounce oriental-flavored ramen noodle soup mix 
• 0.5 head romaine lettuce 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 5 tablespoons sugar divided
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil 
• 3 tablespoons vinegar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Remove flavor packet from soup mix, and set aside. Crumble noodles.
2. Bake noodles in a shallow pan at 350 for 10 minutes or until toasted, stirring after 5 minutes.
3. Remove from oven, and cool.
4. Cook almonds and 3 tablespoons sugar in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, 5 to 6 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and almonds are evenly coated.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Whisk together reserved flavor packet, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, oil, and next 5 ingredients.
7. Toss together lettuces, celery, and green onions in a large bowl.
8. Drizzle with dressing; toss gently to coat.
9. Add noodles, almond mixture, and orange sections, and toss gently to coat.
10. Serve immediately.