Spinach Salad with Rumbi Dressing

This salad is so good.  It has lots of different flavors and textures, but they all blend together so well.  I adapted the dressing from Jamie Cooks it Up!  it is a knock off of a salad dressing that they use on one of the salads at Rumbi Island Grill.  I love Rumbi, everything I have ever had there is so good, so I had to give this dressing a try and it was  delicious.  I made this salad for an all girl (and kids) get together this last Saturday night and it was a hit with everyone!

Spinach Salad with Rumbi Dressing

Salad from: Meg @ Back Pocket Creations

Dressing from: Jamie Cooks it Up!

Yields: 8 Servings

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Salad:

1 C  Almonds

4 T Sugar

1 bag 10 oz Spinach

1-2 cooked and diced chicken breast (depends on it you want a lot or a little chicken)

 1/3 C Feta Cheese

2 Cans Mandarin Oranges

1 Medium Apple diced (any kind, I used gala)

1/4 C Red onion sliced

Pour your cup of almonds and sugar into a  pan and saute on med-high heat stirring often until the sugar turns a light brown color, about 10 minutes.  When finished, let cool while you prepare the rest of the salad (the almonds can be made a couple days in advance, just store in a airtight container).  Pour the spinach in a large bowl and add all the other ingredients, saving the almonds until last.  Or if you have picky eaters, like I do, you can put each ingredient into a separate bowl and let them make their own salad.

Dressing:

3 T Dijon Mustard

2T Lime Juice

1 t Chili Powder

2/3 C Mayo (I use light)

6 T White Sugar

3T Soy Sauce

6 T Rice Vinegar

1 1/2 T Minced Garlic

1T Ginger Powder

You can use a blender or a food processor for this dressing, but I use one of these:

It is really quite cool, just add all the ingredients, add the little whisk, put the lid on and shake.  I got this at GNC.  It is called "Blender Bottle" and you can find them online too. This dressing makes about 1 1/2 cups.

"Put that in your back pocket"

-Meg