I made this for dinner, a couple of night ago, and it was spicy, colorful, crunchy and absolutely delicious. I doubled the recipe for the dressing and I'm really happy I did as my husband said it was so good he could "drink it" and I used it to marinate the chicken. I also made a few changes to personalize the taste. I added mandarine oranges, 1/2 cup of toasted almonds, and used baby salad greens and spinach insted of iceburg. I also added about a Tbl garlic oil to the dressing. I did not have brown sugar or sesame seeds, on hand, so I substituted honey and left out the sesame seeds. This dressing is so versatile and yummy I will be using it on various meats, poultry and fish. This is definately a "keeper" and I will be repeating frequently. Thanks for sharing.

The dressing was very good and very easy to make. My version of the salad was disappointing because - duh - I forgot to buy noodles (and was too lazy to go back to the store). I will make this again. We like Asian-style salads and this is very good; lots of possibilities for variations.

This was so tasty. I mixed head lettuce and Romaine. Adding color through mandarin oranges and red bell peppers makes the salad appear very appetizing. We also added dressing as we each preferred it. I will double the dressing next time, which will be soon. It was delicious!

Very good! I did add some ginger to the dressing for some extra flavor, and made double the amount of dressing. Delicious! Thanks.

It's true, the dressing recipe ROCKS! I had Wendy's salad recently and Wendy's version doesn't even come close to this one. The whole thing was great. Throw the sesame seeds in with the dressing so you can skip a step when you're having to serve up lots of salads for guests. Just shake the bottle well each time you do it. DEFINITELY ADD MANDARIN ORANGES! The chicken tastes better when you marinade it in the dressing overnight. Go ahead and boil the chicken in the dressing when you cook it too. A+ recipe!!

nice dressing. A bit sweet but but tasty

Very different and very yummy! Although hubby didn't care for it nor the dressing (thus the 4 stars). I followed the recipe but (as per other reviewers) added bean sprouts, baby corns, mandarin oranges. I left out the dried rice noodles and added the crunchy lo mein noodles. I also didn't have leftover chicken so I marinated chicken breasts in soy sauce, sesame oil (Just a touch! A little goes a long way!), ground ginger, garlic powder, vinegar and canola oil (I just eyeballed everything) for about 3 hours and then grilled it. Oh, I also used leaf lettuce instead of iceberg and I forgot to add the sesame seeds. I left the dressing on the side so people could add what they wanted. I'm bringing the rest in for lunch tomorrow! Thanks!

I just made the dressing, not the whole salad and it is amazing. I used Splenda brown sugar and it takes works perfect!!

I will definitely make this again. Like someone else suggested, I added mandarin orange slices and sliced water chestnuts. I used toasted sesame seed oil and it added a nice smokey/nutty flavor to the dressing. I also used baby spinach instead of regular lettuce b/c it has more nutritional value.

soooo good!!! I used premade chowmein noodles in the produce area at the supermarket... by the wonton wrappers. I will make this often!!

I didn't have dried rice noodles in the pantry so I excluded it, added mandarin oranges and used romaine instead. IT WAS FANTASTIC! I steamed plain chicken and shreded it. The dressing was enough to season the chicken when the pieces are thin enough. Great way to eat salad!

I doubled the dressing and omitted the vegetable oil, and gave each person a dish of it on the side (my kids are into dipping things). Lettuce, cucumber, marinated carrot, red peppers, mandarin oranges and chow mien noodles were topped with sauteed chicken strips . Everybody ate everything.

This gave you a change of pace with a salad. I used it for a party and it was a hit. I would recommend to anyone.

Pretty good. I kind of prefer the fruity/cheesy/nutty salads on this site, but with a little mandarin orange, this tasted pretty yummy.

Absolutely fantastic! The only thing I did different was add some peanut sauce on the very top and then tossed. I will make this over and over.

I substituted bagged salad for the iceberg lettuce, but otherwise made no substitutions and included the sesame oil option. My family loved it! My 2-year-old loved the fried rice sticks (I wouldn't make a substitution here...it takes 5 seconds to cook after the oil heats and is nothing like a chow-mein noodle).

Delicious. I used a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, and my family loved it. I also bought chow mein noodles from the grocery store. The whole meal took 10 minutes to put together and it was delicious and somewhat healthy.