Mandarin Chicken Salad

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Makes 6 large salads.
== Ingredients ==
* 4 chicken breast fillets
* 1 large head iceberg lettuce, chopped
* 4 cups red leaf lettuce, chopped
* 1 cup diced tomato
* 1 cup chopped cucumber
* 6 radishes sliced
* ½ cup red onion slice thin
* 2 cups canned mandarin orange wedges
* 1½ cup chow mein noodles, dry
* 1½ cup roasted sliced almonds (teriyaki ones are best)
=== Sesame Dressing ===
* ½ cup corn syrup
* 3 tablespoons white distilled vinegar
* 2 tablespoons pineapple juice
* 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
* 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
* 1 tablespoon soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon sesame oil
* ¼ teaspoon ground mustard
* ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
* ⅛ teaspoon salt
* ⅛ teaspoon paprika
* dash garlic powder
* dash ground black pepper
* ½ cup vegetable oil
* ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
== Directions ==
# Prepare dressing by combining all dressing ingredients except vegetable oil and sesame seeds in a blender on high speed.
# Slowly add oil to mixture (to create an emulsion).
# Add sesame seeds and blend for just a couple seconds.
# Pour dressing into a covered container (such as a dressing cruet) and chill until needed.
# Rub each chicken breast fillet with oil, then lightly salt and pepper each piece.
# Grill on medium/high heat until done.
# Chill chicken breasts in refrigerator until cold.
# When chicken is cold, build each salad by first tossing arranging about 4 cups of iceberg lettuce and the red leaf in the bottom of a large salad bowl or on a plate.
# Sprinkle remaining salad ingredients over the lettuce.
# (tomato, cucumber, radishes and red onion) dice chicken breasts into bite-size pieces and sprinkle the pieces each salad.
# Arrange about ⅓ cup of mandarin orange wedges on each salad.
# Next,sprinkle about ¼ cup of dry chow mien noodles and ¼ cup of roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad.
# Add desired amount of sesame dressing and serve.
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