Curried
Chicken Salad
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Serves 4
1/3
c. light mayonnaise (preferably Best Foods)
1/3 c. plain yogurt (i.e.
Mountain High or Brown Cow Whole Milk Yogurt)
1/8 c. plus 1 Tbl. cashew pieces
1/8 c. plus 1 Tbl. dried currents (or dark raisins)
½ Tbl. curry powder (or to taste)
2 ½ c. diced, cooked chicken*
Salt to taste
4 Pita, bagels, flour tortillas, sesame bagels or 4 large butter lettuce
leaves
Lettuce,
cucumber, sweet onion & tomato slices (optional)
1.
In
a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, yogurt, cashews, currants and
curry powder. Add the chicken
and stir to combine. Add salt
to taste.
2.
To
make sandwich with pita bread: halve pita bread to create 8 pockets.
In each pocket, tuck in lettuce leaf, cucumber or tomato slices.
Fill with 1/3-cup chicken salad.
To make sandwich with flour tortilla: Place veggies in middle of
tortilla. Add 1/3-cup chicken
and fold up envelope style. Cut
sandwich in half on diagonal. Serve
immediately or wrap tightly and refrigerate.
Chicken salad can also be served on a lettuce leaf with bread on
the side.
*Grill
or broil 1 1/4 lb. uncooked chicken breasts for 2 1/2 cups cooked chicken.