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Recipe for April, May & June

A delicious, low fat chicken salad for a quick lunch or easy entertaining! 

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.

 

 


 
 
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