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Chicken and Cucumber Wholegrain Wrap

Poached chicken, cucumber and grated carrot in a wholegrain wrap with a yoghurt dressing. Assembles in the time the chicken rests.

Chicken and Cucumber Wholegrain Wrap. Poached chicken, cucumber and grated carrot in a wholegrain wrap with a yoghurt dressing. Assembles in the time the chicken rests.
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Prep 15 minCook 15 minServes 2

Ingredients

Why metric?

Metric avoids regional spoon ambiguity. US uses 5 mL tsp, 15 mL tbsp and 240 mL cup. Small masses stay in grams unless a verified recipe conversion exists. More on measurements

  • 300 g chicken breast
  • 4 wholegrain wraps (200 g)
  • 120 g plain low-fat yoghurt
  • 150 g cucumber, halved and sliced
  • 120 g carrot, coarsely grated
  • 60 g baby spinach
  • 10 ml lemon juice (10 g)
  • 8 g fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 g iodised table salt
  • Ground black pepper, to taste

Method

  1. Put the chicken in a small pan, cover with cold water and bring to a bare simmer. Put the lid on, take it off the heat and leave it 15 minutes; it poaches in the residual heat and stays juicy. Check it reads 74C/165F, then rest 5 minutes and shred it.
  2. Mix the yoghurt with the dill, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  3. Warm the wraps for 20 seconds a side in a dry pan so they fold without cracking.
  4. Spread the dressing down the middle, pile on the spinach, cucumber, carrot and chicken, and roll them up tightly.

Serve

Lemon is a commonly reported trigger. If it is one of yours, leave it out — nothing here depends on it.

Safety and storage

Cook to
74°C / 165°F in the centre (poultry, including minced poultry)
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C

The table gives poultry cuts as 74°C. Minced poultry is taken to the same temperature rather than the 71°C mince figure, because mincing spreads surface bacteria through the whole mass. Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.

Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.

Where these temperatures come from