Chicken and Spinach Salad
with Japanese dressing
Ingredients
- Homemade Japanese dressing - 3/4 cup ((ingredients listed separately))
- Carrots - 1/2 lb, grated
- Cucumbers - 1/2 lb, cubed
- Leftover chicken breasts - 1 lb, sliced
- Leftover quinoa - 1 1/2 cups
- Baby spinach - 6 oz
- Onion - 1/4, peeled
- Green onion - 1 stalk, just the white part
- Ginger - 1/2 inch, peeled
- Garlic - 1 clove, peeled
- Cooking oil - 1/4 cup
- Rice vinegar - 2 1/2 Tbsp
- Water - 1 Tbsp
- Ketchup - 1 Tbsp
- Soy sauce, low-sodium - 2 tsp
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
- Black pepper - pinch
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Prep
- Japanese dressing - Mix all ingredients together in a blender. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Carrots - Grate. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Cucumbers - Cube.
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Make
- Warm up leftover chicken and quinoa from Monday's dinner
- Toss spinach, quinoa, carrots, and cucumbers with as much dressing as you want. Top with proteins and drizzle on more dressing.
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Reviews
Ratings
12 reviews
LOVED the dressing -- had no idea that's what the pinkish dressing on many Japanese restaurant salads was made from! It was strong but I like spicy onions! Would definitely make this again. Substituted BBQ sauce for ketchup since that's what I had on hand -- tasted great and didn't overpower the dressing at all.
0 HelpfulI made his for us and for a guest, so instead of 4 servings...it was just 3 massive salads. It was super easy to make, very fresh tasting, and the dressing was excellent. I can't wait to eat this again.
0 HelpfulBased on other reviews, I used a small mild onion and it wasn't overpowering. Great use of leftovers!
0 HelpfulNice, healthy meal. Salad dressing was yummy and super easy! We didn't have any leftover quinoa so I cooked some whole wheat spiral pasta and tossed it in with my husband's salad, and I ate mine sans carbs. We rarely have salads as a main course, so this was a great change of pace!
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