Warm And Limey Chicken Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 cup fresh lime juice
    3 tablespoons white sugar
    1 teaspoon grated lime zest
    1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
    1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips
    2 tablespoons frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    1 head red leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn
    1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
    1/4 cup golden raisins
    1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Preparation
    In a jar, combine lime juice, sugar, lime zest, rice vinegar, and mustard. Shake well, and set aside. In a small bowl, mix chicken with limeade concentrate and pepper.
    Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook and stir chicken 4 to 6 minutes, or until no longer pink, and juices run clear.
    Divide lettuce onto 4 salad plates. Top with mandarin orange segments, golden raisins, and walnuts. Place cooked chicken on top, and drizzle lightly with dressing.

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