Chicken Salad with Apples and Grapes (Valerie Bertinelli)

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Ingredients

• 1/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups grilled chicken, roughly chopped
• 1/2 Granny Smith apple, skin on, cored and chopped into large cubes
• 3/4 cup red grapes, halved
• 1 cup loosely packed watercress or flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 4 large leaves romaine lettuce
• 1/4 cup raw almonds, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the yogurt, buttermilk, mayonnaise, vinegar, curry powder, garlic, salt and some pepper in a medium bowl and whisk to incorporate. Combine the chicken, apple, grapes and watercress in a large salad bowl. Pour the dressing over and toss to thoroughly coat. Taste and adjust the salt, pepper and curry powder as desired. Arrange a lettuce leaf on each of 4 salad plates. Divide the salad evenly among the plates and top with chopped almonds.

Adapted from "One Dish at a Time: Delicious Recipes and Stories from My Italian-American Childhood and Beyond" by Valerie Bertinelli (c) Rodale 2012. Provided courtesy of Valerie Bertinelli. All rights reserved.

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