1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vinegar (Jeanne used strawberry)
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/3 cup slivered almonds
3 taplespoons sugar
1 head romaine, torn
1 cup chopped celery
2 chopped green onions
1 chopped avocado
1 1/2 cup drained mandarin oranges
Combine and whisk ingredients oil through Tabasco sauce. Cover and chill. Combine almonds and 3 Tablespoons sugar in a skillet, mix and cook over medium heat until almonds are coated and a light brown. Cool. Toss romaine, celery and green onions in a bowl. Add and toss almonds, avocado, mandarin oranges and chilled dressing. 4 servings.
(From Texas Ties and Jeanne’s daughter’s future mother-in law.)
