Fast 'N Fresh Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich

Name: Fast 'N Fresh Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich
Ingredients: 1/3 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt; 1 1/2 tablespoon apricot jam; 1 tablespoon nonfat mayonnaise; 1/2 teaspoon curry powder; 1/8 teaspoon sea salt; 3/4 cup chopped cooked chicken breasts; 1/4 cup quartered seedless green grapes; 3 tablespoon matchstick-cut (or coarsely shredded) carrots; 3 tablespoon thinly sliced celery; 3 tablespoon toasted slivered almonds; 3 tablespoon golden raisins; 4 slices whole-wheat bread, such as arnold, brownberry, or oroweat whole grains; 1/2 medium apple, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup packed fresh baby spinach leaves

Kristie Collado|Nov. 6, 2014 2:04 pm EST

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This easy chicken salad sandwich recipe is the Grand Prize Winner ofArnold Bread’s first-ever “America’s Better Sandwich” Contest. Mary Hawkes of Prescott, Arizona will be awarded $25,000 for the creation of her recipe: Fast ‘N’ Fresh Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich. Mary’s recipe beat out over a thousand other recipes and was the top choice among 12 finalists!Click Here to See More Sandwich Recipes

Servings

2

Ingredients

1/3 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt
1 1/2 tablespoon apricot jam
1 tablespoon nonfat mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 cup chopped cooked chicken breasts
1/4 cup quartered seedless green grapes
3 tablespoon matchstick-cut (or coarsely shredded) carrots
3 tablespoon thinly sliced celery
3 tablespoon toasted slivered almonds
3 tablespoon golden raisins
4 slices whole-wheat bread, such as arnold, brownberry, or oroweat whole grains
1/2 medium apple, thinly sliced
1/2 cup packed fresh baby spinach leaves

Directions

Combine the yogurt, jam, mayonnaise, curry, and salt in a medium bowl; mix well. Remove and reserve 2 tablespoons of the yogurt mixture.
Add the chicken, grapes, carrots, celery, almonds, and raisins to the yogurt mixture in bowl; mix well.
To assemble the sandwiches, place 2 slices of the bread on a flat surface. Divide the chicken salad on each, spreading evenly. Top evenly with apple slices and spinach. Spread the reserved yogurt on one side of each of the 2 remaining slices of bread; place on top, yogurt-side in. Cut each in half and serve.