Asian Chicken Salad

[rhienelleth]

I feel like I'm spamming today just because this is my third LJ post in one day...multiple posts being something I haven't done much of lately. And this post isn't exactly substance heavy. I just tried McDonald's new Asian Chicken Sald for lunch, and I am highly pleased with it. Really, you should try it. It tastes fantastic, and looks great with all the colorful greens and the orange of the manadarin oranges. I like it well enough that I'm tempted to go to Safeway tonight and get the stuff to duplicate this salad for my lunches regularly. I could even improve on it, and delete the iceburg lettuce entirely. (McD's is using various other greens, from spinach to leafy lettuce, but the iceburg really has no business being there.)

My only issues will be finding the ginger dressing (I think Safeway carries Newman's Own, and the dressing is very good), the soybeans (which fascinate me with their vibrant green color - how did I not know to be using these delightfully colorful crunchy bits in my salads all the time?) and duplicating the honey glazed chicken. I can cook the chicken, no problem, but does the honey glaze add just the right touch of flavor?

Other things I'll need:

mandarin oranges
toasted shaved almonds
roasted red peppers
a nice spring medley of salad greens that does not include iceburg lettuce

I don't know that there's much particularly Asian about this salad, but it certainly is yummy.