Candied Walnut Orange Salad

Candied Walnut Orange Salad
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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 onions, very thinly sliced
2 avocados, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped large
1 cup asian-style dressing ( such as miso dressing or ginger dressing)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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.
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
Chop lettace. Mix all ingredients together.
Drizzle 2 tablespoons of dressing on top of each salad and serve.

Servings: 8

Time preparation: 20 min.

Time total: 20 min.

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