Mandarin Chicken Salad

Description
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

 * 1) Prepare dressing by combining all dressing ingredients except vegetable oil and sesame seeds in a blender on high speed.
 * 2) Slowly add oil to mixture (to create an emulsion).
 * 3) Add sesame seeds and blend for just a couple seconds.
 * 4) Pour dressing into a covered container (such as a dressing cruet) and chill until needed.
 * 5) Rub each chicken breast fillet with oil, then lightly salt and pepper each piece.
 * 6) Grill on medium/high heat until done.
 * 7) Chill chicken breasts in refrigerator until cold.
 * 8) 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.
 * 9) Sprinkle remaining salad ingredients over the lettuce.
 * 10) (tomato, cucumber, radishes and red onion) dice chicken breasts into bite-size pieces and sprinkle the pieces each salad.
 * 11) Arrange about ⅓ cup of mandarin orange wedges on each salad.
 * 12) Next,sprinkle about ¼ cup of dry chow mien noodles and ¼ cup of roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad.
 * 13) Add desired amount of sesame dressing and serve.