Sesame Chicken Tangerine Salad by Season with Spice
This sesame chicken tangerine salad is a perfect combination of refreshing citrus, crunchy vegetables and savory sesame chicken. A healthy meal to add to your weekly rotation!
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast fillets
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup of white sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Spring mix salad
- 2 Mandarin oranges – sliced into thin wedges I prefer tangerines
- 1 cup bean sprouts - loosely packed either raw or blanched
- Goji berries optional
For the honey-soy dressing:
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp of Season with Spice's cayenne pepper
- Dashes of toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the dressing. Taste and make adjustments if necessary. Set aside.
- Pour the sesame seeds onto a plate. Then lightly brush the chicken with egg white and press both sides into the sesame seeds.
- Heat a frying pan over medium fire, add in oil and then the chicken, and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until golden.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 5-8 minutes (or until cooked through). Remove from pan and let cool slightly before you cut the chicken into 1/2 inch-thick slices.
- Arrange the spring mix salad, bean sprouts and Mandarin orange slices on each serving plate. Add goji berries if using. Top with the chicken pieces and drizzle with the dressing. Serve immediately.
Notes
- For a variation on the dressing, you can zest it up with freshly grated ginger or minced garlic.
- Halve the chicken fillet if the ones you get is on the thicker side. - Be sure to use splatter guard or wok cover when frying the chicken to prevent the sesame seeds from splattering.
- Halve the chicken fillet if the ones you get is on the thicker side. - Be sure to use splatter guard or wok cover when frying the chicken to prevent the sesame seeds from splattering.
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