Chicken Salad With Mango Chile Salsa
Ready In: 55 mins
Serves: 4
Yields: 4 salads
Ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch strips (1 lb)
- 2 mangoes, diced
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 1 serrano pepper, minced
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 6 cups watercress leaves
Directions
- For the marinade:
- Combine soy sauce and cornstarch in a medium-size bowl.
- Stir until cornstarch is dissolved, then stir in sesame oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and ginger.
- Toss with chicken and let marinate 20 to 30 minutes.
- For the salsa:
- Combine mangoes, scallions, serrano pepper, cilantro, lime juice, and salt.
- Let sit 20 to 30 minutes.
- For the salad:
- Whisk together remaining tbsp lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste, then toss dressing with watercress.
- To cook chicken:
- Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken in a single layer and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side until browned and cooked through.
- To assemble salad:
- Place 1/4 watercress salad on each plate, then mound 1/4 salsa in the center and arrange chicken strips on top.
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