Chicken Satay Salad

There are so many things that signal the arrival of summer for me.  The warmer weather, the longer days, my neighbors who leave the front door of their apartment open to save on A/C (I wouldn't mind except for the noise of their screaming toddler reverberating down the hall!  hint hint).

One thing I am loving about summer is the change in appetite I've experienced lately.  Gone is my hunger for crock pot stews and Shepherd's Pie.  Now it's grilled meats, veggies and salads!  This is coming from someone who didn't touch a single piece of lettuce until my mid-twenties!  So, I am thrilled to have developed a taste for salads.  It's still fairly selective and it will take me some time to branch out in more directions.  For now, it normally has to be some kind of Asian-inspired dressing.  One great option I've discovered is to use Melicious' recipe for "Sunshine Sauce" as a salad dressing.  It tastes a little bit like peanut sauce at a Thai restaurant.  I throw some spinach in a bowl, top it with leftover cold grilled chicken, drizzle some Sunshine Sauce over top, and it's good to go!

I realize this is not the height of culinary sophistication, but sometimes simple is good.  Besides, Paleo can be quite overwhelming when you come from a food background like mine, and it's nice to have some incredibly easy recipes on hand.