Romaine Salad with Chicken Apricots Mint

Name: Romaine Salad with Chicken, Apricots & Mint
Ingredients: ½ cup dried apricots; 1 cup hot water; 2 cups loosely packed mint leaves, (about 1 bunch); 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest; ½ cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons honey; 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 4 teaspoons red-wine vinegar; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; Freshly ground pepper, to taste; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil