Chicken Salad With Mango Chile Salsa

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 for the marinade:.
• 2 combine soy sauce and cornstarch in a medium-size bowl.
• 3 stir until cornstarch is dissolved, then stir in sesame oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and ginger.
• 4 toss with chicken and let marinate 20 to 30 minutes.
• 5 for the salsa:.
• 6 combine mangoes, scallions, serrano pepper, cilantro, lime juice, and salt.
• 7 let sit 20 to 30 minutes.
• 8 for the salad:.
• 9 whisk together remaining tbsp lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste, then toss dressing with watercress.
• 10 to cook chicken:
• 11 coat a large skillet with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat.
• 12 add chicken in a single layer and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side until browned and cooked through.
• 13 to assemble salad:.
• 14 place 1/4 watercress salad on each plate, then mound 1/4 salsa in the center and arrange chicken strips on top.