Orange Almond Salad - Plant Based Cooking

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sliced almonds ((you can buy these in a package))
• 2 tbsp coconut sugar (or date sugar (optional))
• 1 head Romaine lettuce (chopped or torn into small pieces)
• 1 can mandarin oranges (drained)
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup parsley (roughly chopped )
• 1/2 cup green onion (diced)
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar ((red wine or rice vinegar works, too))
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp olive oil ((optional))
• 1 clove garlic (finely minced)
• salt and black pepper (to taste)