Thai Chicken Salad


Servings: 8 or 2 hungry guys

Dressing:
1 jar Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing (Marie Calendar’s)
2 cloves of garlic
1 1-inch piece fresh ginger root (no more!)

Salad:
1 pkg. (6oz.) fresh baby spinach leaves
1 pkg. (12oz.) broccoli slaw mix
1 medium cucumber
1 sm. Red bell pepper

Chicken Mixture
1 lb. Skinless boneless chicken breast halves
½ fresh basil leaves
½ cup peanuts

Mix dressing and use garlic-press for garlic and ginger. Then mix together salad ingredients in a large bowl and refrigerate.
For chicken mixture, cut chicken in strips and stir-fry over medium-high heat. When chicken is no longer pink remove from heat and add basil, peanuts, and ½ cup of dressing to coat. Let sit in refrigerator for 15-30 min. for best flavor.
To serve: Toss salad with remaining dressing and chicken mixture. Serve immediately or chilled first in refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Serve with some spinach bread or sourdough with butter.

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4 comments:

  1. Hey this looks like a really good recipe! What do you recommend serving with it or is it a main meal by itself? I will have to post some of our favorites....

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  2. Yes, its the main dish, but have something else on the side. It isn't filling enough by itself. Please send me the recipes!! I'd love to share them on the blog.

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  3. This recipe sounds delectable! How about snapping a photo of this dish and posting it along with the recipe? You know, for those friends of yours who are quite visual.:-)

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  4. Yes, as soon as I make the dish I'll post a photo of it. I had some photos, but they can't be found at the moment. But soon I'll get some snapshot before the subject is digested.

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