Candied Walnut Orange Salad |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Almost don't need dressing! Ingredients:
vegetable oil cooking spray |
3 tablespoons sugar, for top |
3 tablespoons orange juice, from can |
2 cups walnuts, chopped large |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
2 heads butter lettuce, washed and dried |
16 ounces mandarin orange segments, 2 cans |
1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced |
2 avocados, chopped |
2 tomatoes, chopped large |
1 cup asian-style dressing (such as miso dressing or ginger dressing) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Line a large cookie sheet with foil and spray with nonstick spray. In a 10-inch skillet over medium heat, add 6 tablespoons sugar and mandarine orange juice. Bring to a simmer, and then add walnuts. Cook until sugar is absorbed and mixture starts to caramelize around walnuts, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes.
3. In a small bowl, mix cinnamon and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar. Toss walnuts in cinnamon-sugar. Place walnuts in single layer on prepared cookie sheet. Bake until walnuts appear crystallized and toasted, about 8 minutes. Set aside
4. Chop lettace. Mix all ingredients together.
5. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of dressing on top of each salad and serve.
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