A Bit of Everything Chicken Salad |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Delicious supper salad has a little bit of everything that I usually have on hand in it. Ingredients:
1 lb chicken breast (i buy the tenders) |
1 bunch spinach (about 2 cups washed, stemmed and torn) |
1/2 head lettuce (about 2 cups washed and shredded) |
1 cup red grapes |
1 cup cherry tomatoes |
1 apple, peeled and sliced |
1 orange, sectioned |
1/2 cup cashews |
1/4 cup sunflower seeds |
1/4 cup raisins |
3 green onions, sliced |
1/4 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons) |
4 tablespoons honey |
1 pinch cayenne pepper |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 teaspoons poppy seeds |
1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard |
1/2 cup olive oil (walnut oil or other nut oil is also good in this dressing) |
Directions:
1. Whisk together dressing ingredients (lemon juice - mustard), whisking in oil in a slow stream.
2. Dressing will be used for both marinating the chicken and for salad dressing.
3. With one third of the dressing (reserving 2/3 of the dressing for salad dressing) marinate chicken for 1 hour and then broil chicken, discarding the marinade.
4. Shred or chop chicken.
5. Mix together salad ingredients (spinach - orange) with shredded chicken.
6. Toss.
7. Garnish with cashews, sunflower seeds, raisins and green onion.
8. Toss.
9. Whisk dressing again and then toss salad with remaining dressing (or 2/3 of the original dressing).
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