Asian Spinach Salad
Recipe from epicurious.com
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
Dressing
- 8 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 TBSP sesame seed oil
Salad
- 1 3-ounce package Asian noodle soup mix (Ramen), noodles coarsely broken
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 10-ounce bag ready-to-use spinach leaves
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- Optional: dried cranberries, orange sections, red onions, avocado, mandarin oranges and julienne red pepper.
Directions:
- Whisk 6 tablespoons oil, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame seed oil.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat.
- Toast noodles 2 minutes and add nuts and seeds are toasted and golden, about 8 minutes.
- Pour contents of skillet into large bowl and cool 10 minutes.
- Add spinach and green onions to same bowl.
- Toss with enough dressing to coat.
- Serve