We love how quick, easy, and nutritious this recipe that is—perfect for a weekday lunch! Packed with protein and fiber and takes less than ten minutes to prepare…is perfect for those times when you crave curry but do not want the extra calories! Enjoy this guilt-free, delicious meal!
Many of you have been asking for ways to get more turmeric for it’s health benefits, but it’s actually curcumin, the powerful component in turmeric that is responsible for many of the anti-inflammatory, disease-fighting effects. And this 10-Minute Curried Chicken Salad contains curcumin thanks to the curry powder! If you eat curries and are looking for the benefits of curcumin, make sure you get a curry that is yellow spice that and that is used in most traditional curries otherwise, red and green curries do not have curcumin.
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10-Minute Curried Chicken Salad
Makes: 1 serving
Ingredients
2 tablespoon nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1/4 tablespoon curry powder (ideally organic)
4 ounce cooked chicken breast, diced
1/8 cup red onion, diced (optional)
1 tablespoon slivered almonds
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
1/8 cup red grapes, sliced in half
1/8 cup green diced (about ¼ small apple),
2 cups organic
Directions
- Combine the yogurt and curry.
- Combine chicken, red onion, cilantro, almonds, cilantro, grapes, and apple with the curry-yogurt mix.
- Serve on top of the mixed greens
- Enjoy!
Nutritional Information (1 salad): 201 calories, 4g fat, 0g saturated fat, 15g carbs, 26g protein, 2g fiber, and 287mg sodium
- 2 tablespoon nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ tablespoon curry powder (ideally organic)
- 4 ounce cooked chicken breast, diced
- ⅛ cup red onion, diced (optional)
- 1 tablespoon slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- ⅛ cup red grapes, sliced in half
- ⅛ cup green apple diced (about ¼ small apple),
- 2 cups organic mixed greens
- Combine the yogurt and curry.
- Combine chicken, red onion, cilantro, almonds, cilantro, grapes, and apple with the curry-yogurt mix.
- Serve on top of the mixed greens
- Enjoy!