Name: Firecracker Spinach Salad with Orange Sesame Dressing
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup orange juice; 1 teaspoon honey; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar; 1/4 cup water; 1 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce (optional); 1 shallot, chopped; 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger; 6 cups washed baby spinach; 1/4 cup daikon sprouts; 1/4 cup julienned carrot; 1/4 cup julienned jicama; 2 tablespoons mixture of black sesame seeds and white sesame seeds, for garnish

Editor's note: The recipe below is excerpted from Cal-a-Vie Living: Gourmet Spa Cuisine and is part of a healthy and delicious spa menu developed exclusively for Epicurious by Cal-a-Vie.

This salad was inspired by Chef Dave Armour in 1989 and can be prepared with any lettuce. We like to add hoisin-crusted shrimp to this, just warm enough to wilt the spinach, and, of course, some homemade bread hot out of the oven.

Chef's notes:

• Just as this salad can be made with mixed greens or whatever lettuce you have on hand rather than with spinach, any kind of sprouts can be substituted for the daikon sprouts.
• If you like a thicker consistency for your salad dressings, add a quarter of a teaspoon of xanthan gum powder to the dressing and pulse in a blender.

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