Chicken, Spinach and Rotini Salad
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 6 ounces rotini pasta
- 1⁄4 cup sesame seeds
- 1⁄2 cup salad oil
- 1⁄3 cup soy sauce
- 1⁄3 cup white wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups cooked chicken, cooled, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup green onion, sliced
- 8 cups baby spinach leaves
- 1⁄2 cup almonds
directions
- Boil pasta in salted water as directed on the package.
- Drain, rinse, drain.
- Put pasta in a large bowl.
- In a small frying pan, combine the sesame seeds and 1/4 cup of the oil.
- Cook over med-low heat until seeds are golden (about 2 minutes).
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Stir in remaining oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Pour over the cooked pasta.
- Add chicken and toss gently.
- Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
- When ready to serve, add parsley, onion and spinach and toss gently.
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I am a semi-retired, mother of one daughter, grandmother to 1 granddaughter, very, very lucky gal. My husband and I moved to the Riviera Maya from Colorado in January 2003. We live in Paradise! We both sell real estate and enjoy selling people their own little piece of paradise. We love boating, fishing, golfing, competative snorkeling (!), traveling, cooking, EATING!