Chicken, Spinach And Rotini Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 ounces rotini pasta
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup salad oil
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups cooked chicken, cooled, shredded
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced
• 8 cups baby spinach leaves
• 1/2 cup almonds

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta in salted water as directed on the package.
• 2 drain, rinse, drain.
• 3 put pasta in a large bowl.
• 4 in a small frying pan, combine the sesame seeds and 1/4 cup of the oil.
• 5 cook over med-low heat until seeds are golden (about 2 minutes).
• 6 remove from heat and let cool.
• 7 stir in remaining oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
• 8 pour over the cooked pasta.
• 9 add chicken and toss gently.
• 10 cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
• 11 when ready to serve, add parsley, onion and spinach and toss gently.