UNIQUE FRUITY GREEN SALAD

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Provided by BARBIET

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 15

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1 teaspoon white sugar
1 tablespoon water
½ cup blanched slivered almonds
1 head leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
1 head romaine lettuce - rinsed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces
2 bananas, peeled and sliced
1 avocado - pitted, peeled, and cubed
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup vegetable oil
½ cup honey
1 teaspoon salt
⅓ cup distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon poppy seeds

Steps:

Stir together water and sugar in a skillet over medium heat. Add the slivered almonds, toss to coat, and cook and stir until the almonds are brown. Remove from heat.
In a large bowl, gently toss together the almonds, lettuce, avocado, orange segments and onion, and set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, honey, salt, vinegar, mustard and poppy seeds. Pour over the salad mixture and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 627.9 calories, Carbohydrate 52.4 g, Fat 47.5 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 416 mg, Sugar 40.2 g