MANGO CHICKEN SALAD
FOR THE MARINADE: 1/3 cup mango nectar 1 tbsp lime juice 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp sherry or white wine 4 garlic cloves, crushed in a mortar salt and pepper to taste 1 tsp chopped fresh mint chopped fresh ginger to taste chopped cilantrillo (Chinese parsley) 6 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut in 1 inch cubes, FOR THE SALAD: Italian bottled Light dressing for the salad 1 cup shredded cabbage 1/2 green bell pepper sliced as for Fajitas or chopped 1/2 red pepper, sliced or chopped 1 red onion, chopped 2 spears celery finely sliced 1/3 cup golden Sultana raisins 1/2 cup sliced almonds 2 Mangoes, ripe but firm, peeled and cubed 8 lettuce leaves, washed and shredded with your hands 1 bunch of watercress, washed and patted dry. 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
TO PREPARE THE CHICKEN: Combine the marinade ingredients. Toss the chicken in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Drain the chicken and grill in the George Foreman Grill until it is golden. Set aside.
TO MAKE THE SALAD: Combine in a big salad bowl the Italian Dressing, cabbage, broiled or grilled chicken, bell peppers. Onion, celery, raisins and mango cubes.
TO SERVE: Arrange on individual salad plates the lettuce, watercress and carrot. Scoop a mound of chicken salad on each plate and sprinkle with sliced almonds. Delicious.
Servings: 4-6
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