Mandarin Orange Salad

FIXINGS:

1/4 cup yellow onion, chopped (try to find a "Walla Walla" onion)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp celery seed
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 cup oil
1 tsp salt

SALAD:

1 head Romaine lettuce
1 can (6 oz) mandarin oranges
1 purple onion
1/3 cup slivered almonds
1 1/2 cups croutons (may be seasoned)

Blend fixings ingredients and refrigerate 1 hour. Toss salad ingredients; arrange mandarin orange slices on top of salad. Slop fixings blend over salad blend and eat.