Kumquat and Spinach Salad with Miso Dressing | Something New For Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sliced kumquats (slice each kumquat into 3 – 5 slices, depending on size of kumquat)
• 3 cups whole kumquats
• 2″ peeled piece of ginger, sliced into 4 pieces
• 5 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 3 T white miso
• 1/2 c natural rice wine vinegar, not seasoned
• 1/4 c soy sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 T honey
• 2 t toasted sesame seed oil
• 2 t hot Chinese chili oil
• 3/4 cup mild olive oil such as Stone House House Blend or Olio Santo
• 1 bag baby spinach
• 2 cups shredded poached chicken or rotisserie chicken
• 1 red pepper, seeded and julienned into thin 2″ strips
• 4 green onions, sliced diagonally, including green and white parts
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 – 2 cups sweetened kumquats
• 1 handful of torn mint