Warm Grilled Chicken Salad with Ginger-Soy Vinaigrette
- 3-inch piece fresh gingerroot, peeled
- 1/4 cup tamari (dark aged soy sauce)
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 portobello mushrooms, cleaned, stems discarded
- 6 thin chicken breast cutlets
- 2 tablespoons ground coriander
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 1-pound sacks of washed spinach, thick stems removed
- 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (on the Asian foods aisle)
- Preheat a charcoal grill or grill pan to high.
- Grate or mince the ginger, add half to a shallow dish for the mushrooms, and reserve the other half in a bowl for the vinaigrette.
- To the shallow dish, add about 2 tablespoons of the tamari and about 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Flip the portobello mushroom caps around in the marinade in the shallow dish.
- Place the mushroom caps on the grill and cook on each side for 4 to 5 minutes, until tender and cooked through.
- Season the chicken cutlets with salt, pepper, and the ground coriander.
- Place the seasoned chicken cutlets on the grill and cook for 4 minutes per side, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Add the lime juice, Dijon mustard, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of tamari to the reserved ginger.
- Combine, then whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
- Remove the mushrooms and chicken from the grill and slice into 1/2-inch slices.
- Toss the sliced chicken, sliced mushrooms, and the spinach with the dressing.
- Garnish with the toasted sesame seeds.
fresh gingerroot, tamari, vegetable oil, salt, portobello mushrooms, cutlets, ground coriander, mustard, spinach, sesame seeds
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/warm-grilled-chicken-salad-with-ginger-soy-vinaigrette-374767 (may not work)