A Pampered Chef salad recipe, they have such good ones. Don’t let the dressing recipe scare you, it’s really very easy.
dressing:
2 oranges
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons mustard
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 small clove garlic, pressed
salad:
1 (6 oz) package fresh baby spinach leaves
2 cups diced roasted chicken (I used 1 large barbequed chicken breast)
1 cup diced celery
2 medium Red Delicious apples (I used Braeburn this time, not really a fan of Red Delicious)
1/2 cup chopped red onion
3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1/2 cup toasted pecan halves (I used almonds. Toasting is easy, just microwave the nuts for a minute at a time, stirring after each minute, until the nuts become very aromatic and start to brown slightly, I think it took about 3 minutes to do the almonds this time.)
For dressing, zest 1 orange to measure 2 teaspoons zest. Juice oranges to measure 1/2 cup juice. Combine zest, mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, salt, pepper and garlic and whisk until smooth. While continuously whisking, slowly add orange juice in a thin, steady stream until smooth and well blended.
For salad, place spinach in large bowl. Dice chicken and celery. Cut apples in half, remove stems and seeds, cut each half into 4 wedges and cut wedges into small pieces. Chop onion. Layer chicken, celery, apples, onion, cranberries and pecans over spinach. To serve, drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coat.
Another incredibly tasty salad! The dressing is amazing. Very healthy meal. Thanks Penny!
I love this salad! I need to make it more than at Christmas time.