Chicken and spinach salad
A wonderfully tasty and simple dinner salad that is perfect for a hot night or a cold night.
You can find most of the ingredients you need for this recipe at your local farmers' market. This is a wonderfully tasty and simple dinner salad that is perfect for a hot night or a cold night.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boned and skinned chicken breasts, about 4 small halves
- 3/4 pound baby spinach leaves, rinsed and chilled
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 medium red onion, minced (works well with yellow onion too)
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- Salt and pepper
Ingredients
- 1 lb boned and skinned chicken breasts, about 4 small halves
- 3/4 lb baby spinach leaves, rinsed and chilled
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 Tbsp capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 medium red onion, minced (works well with yellow onion too)
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced (if you cut off the hard stem end before smashing them, the peel almost jumps off the clove)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- Salt and pepper
Chef tip: If you cut off the hard stem end of your clove of garlic before smashing it, the peel almost jumps off.
Directions
- Rinse the chicken and cut it into 1/4 inch wide strips.
- Whisk together the vinegar, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, capers, and mustard in a small bowl.
- Put the spinach in a large salad bowl.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the remaining olive oil and chicken. The chicken needs to cook for about 4 minutes, but you can't start to stir it right away or it will stick.
- Add the onion and garlic. Stir for about 1 minute.
- Add the vinaigrette and stir until it’s hot. Pour it all over the spinach. The leaves will wilt somewhat but still be recognizable.
- Top with cherry tomatoes and mix. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition information (per serving)
- Calories: 315
- Total fat: 15 g
- Saturated fat: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 66 mg
- Sodium: 426 mg
- Total carbohydrate: 16 g
- Dietary fiber: 6
- Protein: 29 g