sesame chicken salad

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pure dark maple syrup
• 2-3 tablespoons tamari - low sodium
• 1/4 cup sweet hot mustard
• 1 1/3 pounds chicken tenders
• - salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 - inch fresh gingerroot, grated or minced
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup apricot all-fruit spread
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 bag mixed baby greens
• 1/4 - english or seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced on an angle
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 4 - scallions, thinly sliced on an angle
• 1/4 pound snow peas, trimmed, sliced on an angle
• - fried noodles of any kind, optional