Chicken and Mango Salad with Ginger-Orange Dressing
From the kitchen of CarlyBright mango and peppery watercress make this salad sing. Tender chicken slices sit on top, dressed in a ginger-orange sauce that's simultaneously spicy and citrusy. Light, balanced, and clean enough for lunch or dinner.
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- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
4 servings
- 11/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 11/4 cup thawed frozen orange juice concentrate
- 12 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
- 12 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
- 11 1/4 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast halves (about 3)
- 12 large bunches of watercress, trimmed
- 11 large mango, peeled, pitted, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 11/2 small red onion
- 1sliced paper-thin
Instructions
Whisk 1/2 cup oil and next 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; add to skillet. Cover and sauté until cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to cutting board. Cut crosswise into slices; cool 5 minutes.
Mound watercress on plates; top with chicken, mango, and red onion. Drizzle with dressing and serve.