Sesame Chicken Salad with Ginger-Lime Dressing
- 1/4 cup Ginger-Lime Syrup
- 2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 Hass avocadohalved, seeded and diced
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt
- 6 radishes, thinly sliced
- Four 6-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- Freshly ground white pepper
- 1/3 cup sesame seeds
- 1 bunch of watercress (6 ounces), thick stems discarded
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a small bowl, combine the Ginger-Lime Syrup with the vinegar and soy sauce.
- In a medium bowl, lightly mash the diced avocado with a fork.
- Fold in the lime juice and 1 teaspoon of the olive oil.
- Season the avocado lightly with salt.
- In a medium bowl, toss the radishes with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and season with salt.
- Refrigerate the radishes.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and white pepper.
- Spread the sesame seeds in a shallow dish and press the skinned side of the chicken breasts into the sesame seeds to coat.
- Set a large, ovenproof skillet over high heat until very hot.
- Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet and heat until smoking.
- Add the chicken breasts, sesame-coated side down, and cook over high heat until the sesame seeds are golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Turn the chicken breasts.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake the chicken for about 5 minutes, or until just cooked through.
- Dollop the mashed avocado on plates and top with half of the radish slices.
- Set the chicken breasts on top and garnish with the remaining radish slices and watercress sprigs.
- Drizzle the ginger dressing on top and serve.
gingerlime syrup, vinegar, soy sauce, lime juice, extravirgin olive oil, salt, radishes, skinless, freshly ground white pepper, sesame seeds
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/sesame-chicken-salad-ginger-lime-dressing (may not work)