Honey Mustard Chicken Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon orange zest (optional)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons mrs. dash seasoning mix (original blend)
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3 cups chicken (cooked-cubed)
• 1 1/2 cups celery (thinly sliced or diced)
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments (drained)
• 1/3 cup almonds (sliced-toasted)
• 1 cup chow mein noodles (optional)
• lettuce leaf

Recipe

• 1 combine vinegar,oil,orange juice,zest,salt,mrs. dash,honey & dijon mustard in a container with a tight fitting lid, cover & shake well to combine.
• 2 combine chicken and celery in a medium bowl, pour dressing over chicken mixture and toss to mix well.
• 3 cover & chill; 2-3 hours.
• 4 at the same time, place canned mandarin oranges in refrigerator so they will be cold when you prepare the salad.
• 5 to prepare; add drained mandarin oranges & almonds to chilled chicken mixture, toss to combine.
• 6 serve on lettuce leaves, topped with chow mein noodles if you like.