Wendy's Garden Sensation Mandarin Chicken Salad Copycat

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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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Randy Boyer
Randy is the co-founder of NaturallySavvy.com and The Healthy Shopper. She has been working in the natural health industry for over 20 years. She is very passionate about healthy living by choosing natural and organic as much as possible, has a personal love of cooking and sharing healthy recipes and is a fitness enthusiast.