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Best Recipe for Soy-Marinated Chicken Breast with Watercress-Pasta Salad and Mango-Lime Purée

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tsp chili paste
  • 4 scallions, chopped, green and white parts kept separate
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 tbsp minced ginger
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 4 boneless chicken breast halves (1 lb)
  • 8 oz linguine
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 3 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and julienned
  • 3 bunches watercress
  • 2 mangoes, cubed
  • 2 tsp fresh lime juice
  • Vegetable-oil cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler. For marinade, combine soy sauce, chili paste, scallion whites, red wine, garlic, ginger, and black pepper in a bowl. Add chicken and let marinate. Cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente; drain. For dressing, whisk together mustard, vinegar, sesame oil, and 2 tbsp canola oil. Toss pasta, red pepper, watercress and all but 2 tbsp scallion greens with dressing. In a blender, puree mangoes, lime juice, and remaining 1 tbsp canola oil. Coat broiler pan with cooking spray and add chicken in a single layer. Broil 6 to 7 minutes per side, until browned and cooked through. Cut breasts diagonally in half. On each plate, place 1/4 pasta and 2 pieces chicken. Drizzle with mango puree and garnish with remaining scallion greens.

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