Asian Spinach Salad with Chicken, Mushrooms, Peppers, and Almonds

Asian Spinach Salad with Chicken, Mushrooms, Peppers, and Almonds can be made with leftover grilled chicken if you’re lucky enough to have some! Use the Salads Index to find more recipes like this one!

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There are a lot of good reasons to eat spinach, whether or not you’re trying to lose weight.  But when I am trying to eat mostly protein and vegetables, a big spinach salad like this is one of my favorite things to have for dinners. I made this Asian Spinach Salad with Chicken, Mushrooms, Peppers, and Almonds on a day when I had some mushrooms in the fridge begging to be used, but they’re definitely optional.  You could also make the salad with some other type of greens, but spinach is such a nutritional powerhouse, and it’s delicious with the Asian-flavored dressing in this salad.

Why should you love spinach salads?  Spinach is so nutritious that it’s considered one of the Superfoods. It’s also listed as one of The World’s Healthiest Foods, The Top Ten Healthiest Foods for Spring, and is a good source for Vitamin A, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, and Potassium.   And even better, spinach is low in calories.

I like Szeged Chicken Rub, but season the chicken with any spice you like. I cooked the chicken in a stove-top grill pan, but you could also saute it. The chicken is done when it’s slightly browned on both sides and feels firm (but not hard) to the touch. When the chicken has cooled enough to handle, cut it into strips.Whisk together the olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, Splenda or Stevia (or sweetener of your choice), sesame oil, ginger puree, and Sriracha to make the dressing.

If you’re using mushrooms, cut them into thick slices. Saute the mushrooms in a little olive oil. While the mushrooms cook, cut up the red pepper strips. Toss the spinach, red peppers and mushrooms with the dressing. Arrange the spinach mixture on a plate, lay the chicken slices over the top, and sprinkle with almonds.

More Tasty Salads with Spinach:

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Almonds and Dill from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Spinach Salad Recipe with Marinated Garbanzo Beans and Feta Cheese from Kalyn’s Kitchen

Print Recipe

Asian Spinach Salad with Chicken, Mushrooms, Peppers, and Almonds

Yield: 2 servings

Total Time: 23-25 minutes

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 8-10 minutes

This tasty salad would be great made with leftover grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken.

Ingredients:

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup sliced sweet mini-peppers or red pepper strips (red, yellow, or orange)
• 4-6 oz. sliced mushrooms, sauteed
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 2-3 green onions, sliced
• 4 handfuls baby spinach (I buy prewashed spinach, wash if needed)

Dressing Ingredients:

• 2 T rice vinegar
• 1 1/2 T soy sauce
• 2 tsp Splenda, sugar, or Stevia Granulated
• 1/2 tsp. sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp. ginger puree (also called ground ginger)
• 1/4 tsp. Sriracha Sauce (or more if you want it spicy)
• 2 T olive oil

Directions:

1. Whisk together dressing ingredients, set aside.
2. Trim all visible fat and membranes from chicken breasts.
3. Season both sides with salt and pepper and other seasoning of your choice and grill until well done (I used a stove-top grill pan and grilled about 4 minutes on each side).
4. Let cool.
5. Slice peppers into rings or strips, discarding stem and seeds.
6. Saute mushrooms in small amount of olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
7. Cut chicken breasts into strips.
8. To assemble salad toss the spinach, mushrooms, and pepper strips with the dressing and arrange the mixture on two salad plates.
9. Place sliced chicken over the spinach mixture, sprinkle with almonds, and serve.

This recipe created by Kalyn.

All images and text ©Kalyn Denny for Kalyn's Kitchen.

Low-Carb Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Made with Stevia granulated sweetener or a sweetener of your choice, this would be a great main-dish salad for a low-carb diet plan or any phase of the South Beach Diet.

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