Wendy's Garden Sensation Mandarin Chicken Salad Copycat

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.

(1 1/2 CUPS DRESSING) Rub each chicken breast fillet with oil, then lightly salt and pepper each piece.

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Grill on medium/high heat until done.

Chill chicken breasts in refrigerator.

When chicken is cold, build each salad by first arranging about 4 cups of iceberg lettuce in the bottom of a large salad bowl or on a plate.

Arrange a cup of red leaf lettuce on the iceberg lettuce.

Dice each chicken breast into bite-size pieces and sprinkle the pieces from each one over each salad.

Arrange about 1/3 cup of mandarin orange wedges on each salad.

Next, sprinkle about 1/4 cup of rice noodles and 1/4 cup of roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad.

Add desired amount of sesame dressing and serve.

Ingredients:

1/2 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

1/4 teaspoon ground mustard

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon paprika

1 dash garlic powder

1 dash ground black pepper

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds

4 chicken breast fillets

1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped

4 cups red leaf lettuce, chopped

1 1/3 cups canned mandarin orange segments

1 cup rice noodles

1 cup roasted sliced almonds

Steps/Methods:

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.

(1 1/2 CUPS DRESSING) 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.

When chicken is cold, build each salad by first arranging about 4 cups of iceberg lettuce in the bottom of a large salad bowl or on a plate.

Arrange a cup of red leaf lettuce on the iceberg lettuce.

Dice each chicken breast into bite-size pieces and sprinkle the pieces from each one over each salad.

Arrange about 1/3 cup of mandarin orange wedges on each salad.

Next, sprinkle about 1/4 cup of rice noodles and 1/4 cup of roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad.

Add desired amount of sesame dressing and serve.

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