Strawberry and Mandarin Salad

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup almonds sliced
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 
• 11 ounce mandarin orange segents drained canned
• 1 cup celery chopped
• 2 teaspoons parsley fresh chopped
• 1 dash ground pepper black
• 8 servings hot sauce 
• 0.5 cup onion red chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 12 ounce spring mix lettuce 
• 1 cup strawberries fresh sliced
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 
• 2.5 tablespoons sugar white

Equipment

• frying pan
• whisk
• mixing bowl

Directions

1. Heat a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Stir the almonds and 3 tablespoons sugar together in the skillet; cook until the sugar has melted and coats the almonds; 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
2. Whisk the vegetable oil, vinegar, hot sauce, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Toss the spring mix, oranges, strawberries, celery, onion, and parsley together in a large mixing bowl; drizzle the vegetable oil mixture over the lettuce mixture and stir gently to coat.
3. Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the salad to serve.