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)

Directions

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.