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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Slimmed Down, Open-faced Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 2)
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup nonfat yogurt
  • 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons madras-style curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1/3 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 3 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • 1/4 fresh pineapple, diced about 1 1/4 cup
  • 1 bunch watercress, stems trimmed
  • 4 slices of wheat bread or 2 whole wheat english muffins, toasted

Recipe

  • 1 put chicken in a pot with water and salt and bring just to a boil then reduce to a gentle simmer. cook, covered about 15 minutes. set chicken aside off the heat, to cool and finish cooking while sitting in the liquid.
  • 2 when cool, pull apart by hand into shredded bite-size pieces.
  • 3 whisk yogurt, mayo, lime juice, curry, grated ginger and parsley in a bowl. add chicken, almonds and pineapple and fold to coat evenly.
  • 4 make open faced sandwiches with salad and watercress on bread or muffins.
  • 5 serve.

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