Sesame Chicken Salad

Ingredients:	3/4 cup pure maple syrup (eyeball it) 1/3 cup Tamari (dark soy sauce) 1/2 cup sweet hot mustard (eyeball it) 1 1/3 pounds chicken breast tenders (the average weight of one package) Salt and pepper 1/2 cup sesame seeds, a mix of black and white or all white 1/4 cup vegetable oil Dressing: 1 1/2 inches fresh ginger root, grated or minced 3 tablespoons rice vinegar (3 generous splashes) 1/4 cup Chinese duck sauce or apricot all fruit spread 1/4 cup vegetable oil (eyeball it) Salad: 1 bag mixed baby greens (5-6 ounces) 1 /4 English (seedless) cucumber, halved lengthwise and then thinly sliced on an angle 1 /2 cup shredded carrots (a couple of handfuls) 4 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle 1/4 pound snow peas, sliced on an angle Fried Chinese noodles, perhaps leftover from take-out, for garnish (optional)
Directions:	Combine syrup, soy and sweet hot mustard in a bowl. Season chicken tenders with salt and pepper on both sides. Add chicken tenders to half of the marinade and coat. Set aside. Reserve the remaining half for dressing. Pre-heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spread sesame seeds on a sheet of waxed paper or into a shallow dish. Waxed paper will speed your clean up. Dip the tenders into the sesame seeds. Coat the pan with a thin layer of oil. Cook chicken in small batches 3 minutes on each side and remove to plate. To make the dressing: Whisk ginger, vinegar and the reserved marinade together then stream in the oil while you are continuing to whisk dressing. Combine all of the salad ingredients in a bowl. Toss with dressing and serve, topping with sesame chicken tenders. Toss some crunch into your salad with fried noodles, if you have any leftover packets from Chinese take-out.