Cool Chick Salad

A very easy version of my favorite salad from The Red Onion in Vancouver, BC.

This is super easy because if you don't want to cook anything, just buy a store-roasted chicken and remove the skin + fat.

The combination of these ingredients is what makes this salad so good. It just isn't a "Cool Chick" without the noodles and the Catalina dressing.

You will need the following:

3-4 skinless boneless chicken breasts or 1 store-roasted chicken (omit the lemon + pepper if use)
2 lemons or limes
black pepper

1 pkg washed spring greens
1 pkg washed hearts of romaine
1/2 of a small red onion, sliced into thin rings, then sliced in half
1 jar of mandarin oranges, drained
3-4 firm roma tomatoes, cut into wedges and then cut again (or whole grape tomatoes)
2 avocados, peeled, pitted and chopped into 1/2in chunks
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 cups crispy Chow Main noodles
1 jar of fat free Catalina dressing

Line cookie sheet with foil, place chicken breasts on foil, cover chicken with juice from the 2 lemons/limes, slice lemons/lime and also place on top, sprinkle with pepper. Wrap with foil to seal the breasts. Bake at 325 until chicken is cooked and tender. Shred chicken.

Layer the salad as follows:

bed of mixed lettuces
tomatoes
oranges
avocados
cranberries
chicken
noodles
pecans
onion slices
drizzle Catalina dressing on top