Mandarine Orange Spinach Salad with Chicken and Lemon Honey Ginger Dressing


This beautiful salad popped up on my newsfeed the other day, I knew it had to make an appearance as soon as possible! Well tonight was that night OMG!!! This was a big hit. My 7y/o declared it a 3 thumbs up (no other salad has received such a honor).

Ingredients
Dressing
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 3 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 2 Tbsp peeled and grated ginger
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard (Emeril's is the only way to go)
  • 1/4 - 1/2 tsp salt, to taste
  • Wonton strips
  • 12 wonton wrappers, sliced into 1/2-inch thick strips
  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • Cinnamon
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    Salad
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, grilled and sliced
  • 1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
  • 10 oz baby spinach
  • 2 cups snow peas, sliced into halves
  • 1 1/2 cups matchstick carrots
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1 1/2 (15 oz) cans mandarine oranges (no sugar added), drained well (fresh would work too)
  • 1/2 cup cilantro, stems removed
  • Black and white sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)

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