Spinach Chicken Salad
photo by PalatablePastime
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Salad
- 7 -8 ounces smoked chicken, in 3/8-inch dice
- 1 teaspoon brandy (optional)
- 4 ounces Baby Spinach
- 4 ounces baby romaine lettuce, torn in bite-size pieces
- 1⁄3 cup asiago cheese (grated or shaved)
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut in wedges (in about 6ths)
- 1 large shallot, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1⁄2 cup artichoke heart, chopped finely (no woody bits)
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Dressing (or use one you prefer)
- 1 tablespoon key lime juice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
directions
- Rub the brandy (if used) into the diced chicken and set aside while you prepare the remaining salad ingredients.
- Combine all the salad ingredients in a large bowl.
- Pour over the dressing you prefer and toss well to coat.
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I've been waiting to this Hidden Gem from RSC#11 to be reviewed. I've had this salad and variations of it four times now. First as written (couldn't taste the brandy but that didn't bother me), second with a soft boiled egg per serving, third with cottage cheese and I can't remember what I did to the last one. Love the combination of spinach and cos. Simple, tasty, filling and it's easy to have the ingredients on hand. I quite often buy the whole smoked chicken breast to have it available for making easy lunches. They keep a lot better than cut meat from the deli counter.
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Made this particularly for my other half since he's the one who like artichokes! I did opt not to include the brandy since, nowadays I only use liquor in recipes that allow the alcohol to be burned off during cooking, so . . . Must admit that I enjoyed the salad, too, as I thought the flavor of any artichokes was pretty much nicely overtaken by the other flavors ~ All to the good, in my book! [Made & reviewed in Make My Recipe tag]
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