An easy to make Oriental dressing adds
flavor appeal to a colorful blend of spinach, chicken, mandarin
oranges and almonds. Use bagged spinach for added ease in preparation.
Oriental Chicken
and Spinach Salad
- Dressing:
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful*
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
3/4 teaspoon grated ginger root
-
- Salad:
1 (6-ounce) bag baby spinach leaves
2 cups cooked cubed chicken breast
1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 cup sliced water chestnuts
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup toasted slivered almond
- For Dressing, whisk all ingredients until
combined. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour to allow flavors to blend.
- For Salad, gently toss all ingredients
in large salad bowl. Add dressing and toss to combine.
Makes 6 servings.
* May substitute 2 1/4 packets Equal sweetener
Nutrition Information Per Serving: calories
227, protein 16 g, carbohydrate 9 g, fat 15 g, cholesterol 36
mg, sodium 179 mg.
Food Exchanges: 2 very lean meat, 1 vegetable,
2 1/2 fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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for more information on the artificial sweetner Aspartame.