Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2011

This salad turned out wonderfully. I made it for 10 people at Passover and there was only about one serving left. Per other reviews I changed the yellow mustard for Dijon mustard, and cut down the vinegar to 1/2 cup. Though I only had about 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar so I also put in 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, and it was delicious. Omitted the mushrooms and the cheese ( I don't like these things ), used about 1/2 of a large red onion and upped the mandarin oranges to closer to 2 cups. The almonds turned out fantastically and I can see why people say to double those! All the flavors blended well together and it was a light, refreshing salad to have. Will definitely be making again now that the weather is warming up! Thanks for a great recipe!

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Anna-Bat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2011

salad was great ! Esp. the twist on toasted almond with sugar .. very easy and delicious !

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jaylivg

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Crown Point, Indiana, USA

Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2011

Guests raved at this dish. I made it like the recipe except for doubling the almonds, decreased vinegar to 1/2 cup, and used dijon mustard instead of yellow. More people asked for the recipe than anything I've ever made. Will make it again and again and again.

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Dee Dot

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2010

LOVE IT! I'm a pretty boring salad eater. I normally don't like a "busy" salad at all. We made this for Thanksgiving and we all loved it, inlucding me! Definitely make the dressing and the home-made candied almonds are amazing! Make more almonds than it calls for and save them to eat later! So good!

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Rebecca Turner

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2010

Delicious!!

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Debster

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Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

I made this salad to go with our dinner tonight. My husband, who is basically a meat-and-potatoes man, loved it! He ate two helpings. I cut the red wine vinegar down to a 1/2 cup and used Honey Dijon mustard instead of yellow mustard. This is definitely a keeper!

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cookingmomma

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2010

There is so much I love about this salad - the crisp romaine, the crunchy sweet almonds, the refreshing oranges and the zippy dressing. It's such a great combination of ingredients! The only change I made was using dijon mustard instead of yellow. I would cut the vinegar back to 1/2 cup next time for a better balance of oil and vinegar. Also, be sure to get the almonds nice and brown to enjoy their flavor fully - it's the highlight of this salad.

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Dianne

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Living In: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2010

This salad was a hit at my house! I will definitely make this again and again

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keldub14

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

I made this with Boston Bibb instead of Romaine and it was great. I took it to a carry in and it soon was gone with many requests for the recipe.

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Sue

Reviewed: May 25, 2009

I only made the sugar toasted almonds - and they were so quick to make and really super easy!!! I love the extra crispiness it gives. I will make the salad soon.

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