Curried Chicken Salad on Whole-Wheat Pitas

Name: Curried Chicken Salad on Whole-Wheat Pitas
Yield: Makes 4
Ingredients: 1 lemon, halved; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 6 sprigs fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish, plus 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 1 jalapeno, quartered; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound total); 6 tablespoons plain nonfat Greek yogurt; 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; 2 teaspoons curry powder; 2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions; 1 tablespoon sliced almonds, lightly toasted; 1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into 1/2-inch chunks; 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt; Freshly ground pepper; 4 whole-wheat pitas (2 1/2 ounces each); 4 large Boston lettuce leaves

81 Ratings
4 Reviews

This light and spicy chicken salad is dressed in a lemony mix of nonfat yogurt with just a touch of mayonnaise. The flavor is boosted by aromatic curry powder and a kick of jalapeno. Almonds are a source of "good" fat; apple chunks supply fiber.

Martha Stewart Living, May 2006

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Yield:

Makes 4

Directions

Step 1
Fill a medium (4-quart) stockpot halfway with water; add 1 lemon half, garlic, cilantro sprigs, and jalapeno. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 5 minutes. Add chicken. Simmer, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 16 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a plate; discard liquid. Tent chicken with foil, and let stand until cool enough to handle. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch pieces.

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Step 2
Stir yogurt, mayonnaise, 2 teaspoons lemon juice from remaining lemon half, the curry powder, scallions, almonds, chopped cilantro, apple, and salt; season with pepper. Stir in chicken.
Step 3
Toast pitas. Top each with a lettuce leaf. Spoon 1 cup chicken salad over lettuce, and garnish with a cilantro sprig.

Reviews (4)

81 Ratings

5 star values: 13
4 star values: 30
3 star values: 25
2 star values: 13
1 star values: 0

Martha Stewart Member

04/09/2015

This looks delicious. Would really appreciate it if you put nutrition info on recipes, especially if they are "lighter."

Martha Stewart Member

04/27/2014

I love this recipe!! After reading the other reviews, I let my chicken cool in the poaching liquid toads a bit more flavor--it worked great and definitely infused the chicken with more zing. This will be my new go to chicken salad recipe.

Martha Stewart Member

09/17/2009

I agree that I don't think much flavor was added by poaching the chicken with the other ingredients. Great chx salad, though!

Martha Stewart Member

11/03/2008

very good. did not think there was much flavor added by boiling in jalepeno/cilantro/lemon water. would bypass that step in the future and save on extra ingredients. other than that, the flavor was fantastic! will definitely make it again

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