However, I
woke up this morning wanting to get creative with some of the new spices
I got for my birthday (yes! you read that right! spices for my
birthday!). I knew I had some leftover chicken breasts from the other
night and decided to make a chicken salad. I am a "no-mayo, no-tomato,
add onion kinda girl". And what I came up with was this :
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Apple- pistachio chicken salad
Ingredients:
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Directions:
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SALAD:
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1. In
a food processor, finely chop cooked chicken and add to a large mixing bowl.
Finely chop the celery, red onion, and apple and add to the bowl. Chop up the
pistachios and craisins and add to the bowl.
2. In
a separate bowl, mix together the yogurt, honey, and lime juice.
3. Using
a mortar/pestle or spice grinder: grind all the spices together and add to
the yogurt mixture. Stir well to blend all the ingredients. For a curry style
salad, add in about ¼ tsp curry powder.
4. Add
yogurt mixture to the chicken and stir thoroughly to coat all ingredients..
SERVES: 6
132 Cal – 2.3g Fat – 15.6g Carb – 12.7g Protein
2g Fiber – 11.4g Sugar – 145mg Sodium –
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260 g
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Cooked BL/SL Chicken Breast
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175 g
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Celery
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125 g
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Red Onion
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150 g
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Pink Lady Apple
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30 g
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Craisins
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35 g
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Pistachios
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DRESSING:
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170 g
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Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt
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1 Tbsp
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Clover Honey
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½ Tsp
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Lime Juice
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1/8 Tsp
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Anardana
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½ Tsp
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Chervil
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¼ Tsp
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Salt
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½ Tsp
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Cinnamon
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¼ Tsp
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Aleppo
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¼ Tsp
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Amchoor
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I know that some of the ingredients in the dressing are a little unusual, so feel free to take the basics and add make it fit to your tastes!
There is no reason why our journey's to better health can't be suspicious but delicious!
God Bless!
PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD (if the link doesn't work please let me know)
** THE NUTRITION INFORMATION WAS CALCULATED USING A RECIPE GENERATOR THAT DIVIDES INGREDIENTS BETWEEN SERVINGS. I CAN NOT GUARANTEE 100% ACCURACY AND THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED AS A GUIDELINE ONLY.
ADVISORY
I am not a certified dietician, nutritionist, or medical professional.
I use the above as a guideline on my own personal journey and hope to inspire others to
make a change that will better their health and life.
Please contact your physician if you are seriously considering making a
healthy lifestyle change and you desire to lose weight or if you have specific dietary needs.
