Candied Walnut Butter Salad

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
 * Serves 4

Ingredients

 * non-stick vegetable cooking spray (PAM)
 * 4 tbsp sugar
 * 1 tbsp orange tangerine juice (Minute Maid)
 * 1 cup walnut halves
 * ¼ tbsp ground cinnamon

Salad

 * 2 heads butter lettuce, washed and drained
 * 1 can mandarin orange segments, drained (8 oz)
 * ¼ red onion, very thinly sliced
 * ½ cup purchased Asian-style salad dressing, such as miso dressing or ginger dressing)

Candied walnuts

 * 1) Preheat oven to 375°F.
 * 2) Line large cookie sheet with foil and spray with pam.
 * 3) In a large skillet over medium heat, add 3 tbsp of the sugar and the orange tangerine juice.
 * 4) Bring to a simmer, then add walnuts.
 * 5) Cook until sugar is absorbed and mixture starts to caramelize around walnuts.
 * 6) Stir constantly, about 2 minutes.
 * 7) In a small bowl, mix cinnamon and remaining 1 tbsp sugar.
 * 8) Toss walnuts in cinnamon sugar mixture.
 * 9) Place walnuts ion single layer on prepared cookie sheet.
 * 10) Bake until walnuts appear crystallized and toasted, about 8 minutes.
 * 11) Set aside.

Salad

 * 1) Arrange 4 to 6 lettuce leaves on each plate.
 * 2) Randomly place orange segments, onion slices and walnuts on top of each lettuce bed.
 * 3) Drizzle 2 tbsp of dressing on top of each salad and serve.