Clean Eating Sesame Spinach Salad With Chicken

Name: Clean Eating Sesame Spinach Salad With Chicken
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast; 6 cups baby spinach leaves; 1/2 cup daikon radishes or 1/2 cup red radish, sliced; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping. From Clean Eating, May/June 2009. A Japanese-inspired salad."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
6 cups baby spinach leaves
¹⁄₂ cup daikon radishes or 1/2 cup red radish, sliced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
DRESSING
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil

directions

Heat approximately 2 inches of water in a large saucepan or stockpot. Add chicken (and add enough water to cover chicken) and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, approximately 15 minutes.
Set chicken aside and allow to cool completely.
Meanwhile in a large bowl, combine spinach, radish, ginger and sesame seeds.
Using 2 forks, shred chicken into 2-inch strips and add to spinach mixture.
In a small bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients. Pour over chicken and toss to combine.
Cool to room temperature and refrigerate before serving, for best flavor, for 2-3 hours. Will keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

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Reviews

This is very tasty! It has a nice Asian flavor to it. I used the red radish and some leftover grilled chicken, so I skipped steps 1-3. I would suggest not keeping it for 4 days in the refrigerator only because mine was cooling for 2 hours and the spinach leaves were starting to wilt. I cut the recipe in half and it made 2 large servings. Thanks for posting. :)

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