Chicken and Cold Soba Node Salad

🥘 Ingredients

• cashews
  1 unit
• chicken breasts
  2 unit
• cilantro
  1 bunch
• garlic
  2 clove
• jalapeno
  1 unit
• mango
  1 unit
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• scallions
  2 unit
• sherry vinegar
  ½ tbsp
• snow peas
  4 oz
• soba noodles
  4 oz
• sugar
  1 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan
• medium bowl
• strainer
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Peel mango and cut the flesh from the flat pit. Slice mango into thin matchsticks. Mince or grate garlic . Thinly slice scallions , keeping the whites and greens separate. Minde the jalapeno , removing ribs and seeds if desired. Roughly chop cashews . Chop half the cilantro , reserving remaining sprigs for garnish. Thinly slice chicken breasts into straips.

   mango: 1 unit, garlic: 2 clove, scallions: 2 unit, jalapeno: 1 unit, cashews: 1 unit, cilantro: 1 bunch, chicken breasts: 2 unit
2. 

   2

   Make garlic-scallion dressing: heat 1½ tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add garlic, scallion whites, and jalapeno to the pan and cook 1-2 minutes, until fragrant ⏱️ 2 minutes . Move pan from heat, then stir sherry vinegar and sugar into the pan. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside in a medium bowl to cool in refrigerator 4-5 minutes ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, sherry vinegar: ½ tbsp, sugar: 1 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Cook the soba noodles in the boiling water, reduce to a simmer, and cook until al dente ⏱️ 5 minutes . Be careful the noodles overcook quickly. Drain immediately into a strainer , rinse under icy water, and toss into a garlic-scallion dressing.

   soba noodles: 4 oz
4. 

   4

   Cook chicken and snow peas: heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in the same large pan over high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken and cook until it begins to brown ⏱️ 2 minutes . Add snow peas and cook, tossing, until bright green and crisp-tender ⏱️ 3 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool in the refrigerator ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   snow peas: 4 oz
5. 5

   Toss chicken and snow peas into soba noodles with mango and chopped cilantro. Season again with salt and pepper.
6. 6

   Divide salad between bowls and garnish with cashews, scorchion greens, and cilantro sprigs. Enjoy!