Try a Cashew Chicken Salad in a Sandwich on a Hot Summer Evening

Debber's Note:

The title is pretty self-explanatory, and I think you'll agree that this is a nice way to spend a summer evening. Kettle (crunchy) potato chips on the side, a couple of home-made cookies or a brownie, some carrot sticks, and you've got a pretty decent brown-bag lunch, too. The original recipe (from Taste of Home, Aug/Sep 09) calls for pumpernickel bread.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 4 sammies

Bowl 1

• 1 ½ cups cubed cooked turkey (or chicken)
• ¼ cup thinly sliced celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped dried apricots
• 2 tablespoons chopped unsalted cashews
• 1 green onion , sliced

Bowl 2

• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt (or sour cream)
• salt & pepper

Last But Not Least

• 4 lettuce leaves
• 8 slices artisan bread

Directions:

1. Combine Bowl 1 ingredients.
2. Combine Bowl 2 ingredients; add to Bowl 1, stir to coat.
3. Place a lettuce on four of the bread slices; top that with 1/2 cup of salad mixture; finish each with a remaining slice of bread.
4. As simple as that!
5. How about switching out the cashews for walnuts or pecans? Raisins or grapes (cut in half) for the apricots. Mmm-good!