A great salad idea from my friend Kelly (again!).  She says:  When we moved, I mourned the fact that there was no Panera here.  But, I found a substitute -- Wildflower Bread Company.  They have a new salad this summer that I really like, so I decided to recreate it.  And once you find all the ingredients, it's a very easy and quick meal to assemble, and so full of fun, interesting textures.  Oh, and it tastes good!

arugula or spinach

chicken

chopped red pepper

sunflower seeds

feta Cheese

dehydrated corn (see note)

craisins

Israeli Couscous (see note)

Place a bed of arugula on a plate. Then arrange the remaining ingredients on top in stripes. 

*Dehydrated Corn.  I know.  That sounds ridiculous, and it tastes just like regular corn, but it has a nice texture -- light and crispy, not like cattle feed or anything.   I found mine at my local Sprouts store, which is sort of like a natural foods market.  You might be able to find it at Trader Joe's, too.  You can use regular corn kernels, but it's more fun this way.

  *Israeli Couscous.  I looked in 3 stores for Israeli Couscous, and could not find it.  It could be that my location does not boast many Israelis, I don't know.  Anyway, to substitute, I bought this in the pasta section of the grocery store.  It's called Acini di Pepe -- tiny round balls of pasta.  Israeli Couscous is about twice as big, but this worked just fine.  I cooked it, and then made sure it was icy cold before adding to the salad.    (She later found Israeli couscous at Trader Joe's). 

For dressing, just use your favorite balsamic vinaigrette.   It's fun to serve like this in the stripes, but then toss before you eat.