Friday, February 6, 2009

Here's the salad I brought to January's book club.
Everyone else post your recipes :)

Best Salad Ever
1 Head read leaf lettuce
1 head green leaf lettuce (or just all romaine)
1 package dried cranberries (i don't use that much)
1 package feta cheese
candied almonds (see below)

Dressing:
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 tsp poppy seed
1 cup sugar (i don't use that much)
1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp dry mustard
Mix everything in blender except poppy seeds and then add poppy seeds and mix in.

Candied Almonds:
melt 1 tbsp butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Stir and heat until mixture liquefies. Add 1 package (large size) slivered almonds. Spread on greased foil. Let harden and break into small pieces-toss with other ingredients in salad. Note: the dressing is very acidic and wilts the lettuce quickly. I don't mix in the dressing until right before eating.

1 comment:

Liz said...

Yummy! Thanks for posting this Margie! I remember that it was really good.