Curried Chicken and Mango Salad Recipe

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A healthy diet does not have to be boring when you focus on bright, colorful meals. What does this mean? Simply by making sure your plate reflects a range of colors, you’ll naturally create more balanced and healthful menus. Not everyone has the time or the patience to count calories, but assessing the colors on your plate is something anyone can do – and it only takes an instant!

Why is color important? Many fatty and caloric foods, such as dairy products and starchy carbs, are beige or brown. When there are too many of these drab colors on your plate, weight gain is almost certain.

That’s because these beige foods often are high in calories and can leave you feeling hungry later. A cup of beige or brown beans can be over 200 calories….but a cup of red or green vegetables is under a hundred! Add fresh greens, deep purple-reds and bright yellow-orange to a meal, and water the nutrient content go up, while calories go down! Plus, you’ll get more enjoyment from eating when there’s a variety of colors and flavors on your plate.

Ingredients

100 ml Plain Yoghurt

50 gram Lime- In Juice

15 ml Honey

1 gram Curry Powder- Dry Roasted

Salt- To taste

Pepper- To taste

40 grams Green Leaf lettuce

40 grams Red leaf lettuce

300 grams Cooked Chicken- Cut into Small Pieces

200 grams Mango- Peeled and Cubed

Method

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl and stir well. Add chicken and mango and toss gently to coat. Arrange dark green lettuce leaves around a serving bowl and spoon mixture into bowl.

Note- For extra crunch, serve with a side dish of red and green bell pepper, romaine lettuce, chopped celery and cucumber.

Makes 4 Servings

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