Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich

Let’s talk about Chicken Salad Sandwiches... I am a fan! My favorite one is from a restaurant called Five Loaves in Charleston SC. I have been a customer of this restaurant for six years and I order the same sandwich every time I go there. Eight months have passed since my last visit so that inspired me to create my own recipe. I have to tell you, I really nailed it this time! I personally call this sandwich: “Nailed to the sky, far up, sandwich!”

For me the perfect chicken club salad sandwich needs to have, in every bite, a piece of grape, red onion and celery. That's why I added more than normal those three ingredients. You can customize your sandwich by adding less or more of those ingredients. I don't know about you, but I do not like mayonnaise. I used plain greek yogurt instead and it gave the mix a really nice texture. Last thing, as a companion I eat my sandwich with orange slices (Like if the orange slices were french fries). The orange helps you to clean your palate and refresh the next bite. Ok, too much talk.

Ingredients

For the chicken

2 large chicken breast

½ white onion

3 garlic cloves

For the yogurt sauce

1 ½ cup plain greek yogurt

½ tsp ground pepper

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp garlic powder

1 tbsp fresh dill chopped

1 ½ Cup chopped celery (very small)

1 ½ cup grapes (cut in 4 parts each grape)

½ Sliced red onion

For the avocado spread 1 small avocado

1 pinch of salt 1 tsp lime

Optional Tomatoes Lettuce Bacon

Boil the chicken with garlic and onion. When the chicken is ready, drain all the water and blend all the ingredients together (I like it pretty well blended). Put it in the fridge and let it cool off.

For the yogurt sauce mix into the yogurt, ground pepper, salt, garlic powder, and dill till combined.

Place into a bowl the chicken, grapes, celery, red onion. Add the yogurt sauce and mix until the yogurt is evenly mixed with the other ingredients.

For the avocado spread mash the avocado and add salt and lime.

Now you are ready to assemble. You can do this on a baguette or in a tortilla, I preferred baguette. Spread the avocado on the top half and add the lettuce and tomato on top. On the bottom half place the chicken and make it a sandwich. Buen provecho!

With love, La Canana