Yogurt chicken salad on cucumber rounds
15 min · 21 g protein · 148 cals / serving
Creamy, lemony chicken salad bound mostly with Greek yogurt, with crunchy celery, a little apple and dill, piled onto thick cool slices of cucumber. Small enough to eat a few at a time, and good straight from the fridge.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups cooked, shredded chicken breast, leftover roast or poached breast, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp light mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 stalk celery, finely diced
- 1/2 small apple, finely diced
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 1/4 tsp salt
- a few grinds black pepper
- 2 cucumbers, cut into 1 cm (1/2-inch) rounds
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, snipped
Steps
- Stir together the chicken, yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, celery, apple, dill, salt and pepper. Taste: it should be bright and well seasoned.
- Pat the cucumber rounds dry, pile a heaped teaspoon of chicken salad on each and scatter with chives. Eat within an hour, or keep the salad and cucumber apart in the fridge and top them as you go.
Good to know
Can I use rotisserie chicken?
Yes, skin removed. Breast meat keeps it lightest; a mix with some thigh is juicier and a little richer.
How long does the chicken salad keep?
Three days in a covered container in the fridge. Slice the cucumber fresh each time so it stays crisp.
Can I skip the mayonnaise?
Yes, use another tablespoon of yogurt instead. It is a touch tangier and a little lighter, at about 89 instead of 86.
Alternative
Per
- Calories
- 66
- Protein
- (60%)
- 9 g
- Fat
- (21%)
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (20%)
- 3 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 115 mg
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As written, 591 kcal goes into the pot and 897 g of ingredients comes out as about 900 g of food: 66 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.