Tandoori Chicken Salad Sandwich

I love Indian food and as of late I’ve been collecting Indian spices to experiment with different flavor profiles.

One of my favorite Indian dishes is Tandoori Chicken and I knew that would be the perfect dish to turn into one of my other favorite foods, chicken salad!

Because Indian food is so flavorful, once you marinate the chicken in Indian spices, you don’t have much to do when you assemble the chicken salad.

Normally when I make chicken salad I use all kind of spices and vegetables, but in the case of my Tandoori Chicken I didn’t have to do anything but add a little pepper and a little diced red onion.

I didn’t want anything to take away from the flavorful chicken.

This chicken salad is delicious, stuffing it into pita bread with a little butter lettuce and thin slices of red onion for a crunch made it that much tastier.

Enjoy!

Tandoori Chicken Salad Sandwich

3 chicken breast, boneless, skinless
5 ounces Greek yogurt, plain
3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Tandoori powder
1/2 tablespoon creole seasoning
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon onion powder

For the Chicken Salad:

Diced chicken
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1 tablespoon Italian Parsley, minced
1 teaspoon black pepper
pita bread
lettuce
sliced red onion

Directions:

Rinse chicken and pat dry, place in a large bowl. Mix the seasoning blend together.

Coat chicken in olive oil, yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, and all the spice blend, mix well, cover, refrigerate and marinate for 3 hours or overnight.

Heat grill, coat with a little olive oil to prevent chicken from sticking.

Grill chicken for 7-8 minutes per side, until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

Allow chicken to rest for about 5 minutes before dicing into small chunks.

Mix chicken with mayonnaise, pepper, and parsley. Chill salad for about 1 hour in the refrigerator.

Stuff salad inside pita rolls, garnish with red onions and lettuce, if desired.