Curried Chicken Salad

This spicy-sweet chicken salad is loaded with fruit. Eat it with whole-grain crackers or a toasted baguette to increase your carbohydrates. If you don't have time to cook the chicken, pick up a rotisserie chicken at the supermarket.

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 1/4 cups)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2  cups  chopped cooked chicken breast (about 8 ounces)
• 1/2  cup  halved seedless red grapes
• 1/2  cup  diced peeled apple
• 2  tablespoons  diced pineapple
• 1  tablespoon  dried currants
• 3  tablespoons  low-fat mayonnaise
• 1  teaspoon  honey
• 1/2  teaspoon  curry powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  fresh lemon juice
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  tablespoon  sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients (through pepper), stirring with a whisk. Pour mayonnaise mixture over chicken mixture; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with almonds. Cover and chill.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

303 (21% from fat)

Fat:

7.2g (sat 1.3g,mono 2.3g,poly 1.3g)

Protein:

33.8g

Carbohydrate:

25.7g

Fiber:

1.9g

Cholesterol:

89mg

Iron:

1.7mg

Sodium:

435mg

Calcium:

37mg