Chicken, Bacon and Spinach Salad

Tasty Tidbits's Note:

My husband think's he has died and gone to heaven with all the tasty morsels I have been serving up during this contest. I think this salad is a perfect combination of sweet and savoury with an appealing crunch! Quick easy and impressive.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 3 slices bacon
• 300 g baby spinach , washed (pat dry)
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• ½ red pepper , thinly sliced
• ½ cup roasted unsalted cashews
• 1 small red onion , sliced
• ¼ cup raisins
• 1 cup crisp fried Chinese noodles

Dressing

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon, zest of
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 clove garlic , crushed
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Directions:

1. Brush the chicken breasts with a little oil and cook in a hot pan for 5 minutes on each side, until the chicken is cooked through, without overcooking
2. Remove the chicken and set aside
3. Cook the bacon until crisp in the same pan
4. slice the chicken into thin strips and roughly chop the bacon
5. Toss together the chicken, bacon, spinach, sprouts, red pepper, raisins, cashews, red onion and noodles
6. Whisk the dressing ingredients in a small saucepan and warm gently to dissolve honey
7. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve

Reviews

[J-Lynn]

I can't believe how much my husband liked this salad, especially when it was our only dish last night! We substituted olive oil, real bacon bits, craisins, and slivered almonds; omitted bean sprouts. The dressing gave a nice flavor to the salad but was almost nonexistent. I will double the dressing ingredients next time. I will be using this recipe again!

[Chef #312679]

My husband and I really enjoyed this salad. I left out the bean sprouts (because the store didn't have any) and the raisins. I think that craisins would be good in the place of raisins if you aren't a raisin fan. I used extra garlic in the dressing because we love garlic. We will definately have this again!!