![]() The nice thing with a chicken salad recipe is you can try something new each time you make it. ![]() If the shower or brunch is a fancy affair I like to include croissants to put the chicken salad on.Īs is true with many of my recipes, this Simple Curry Chicken Salad is very customizable to your tastes. I also like to make this salad for picnics or a shower or brunch. I eat this Simple Curry Chicken Salad in a variety ways including on a sandwich, on a bed of greens or in lettuce wraps for lunch or dinner. If you leftover chicken you can use that or poach chicken, which is an easy, quick way to cook chicken. I like to use a rotisserie chicken that I buy at the store to make this recipe super simple. It really depends on your tastes and how “lightened up” you want it to be. If Greek yogurt isn’t your thing you can use sour cream in its place or go for half sour cream and half mayonnaise. I love using Greek yogurt in chicken salads because it lightens it up but keeps it creamy and adds a nice tangy flavor. The dressing in this chicken salad is a mixture of Greek yogurt, mayonnaise and honey mixed together with the curry. I paired this chicken salad with golden raisins, silvered almonds, shredded carrots, chopped celery and fresh parsley and green onions. In this chicken salad the curry warms up the salad and adds a nice flavor. There is something about the warm flavor that curry brings to a dish that I just love. I love curry as you can tell by some of my recipes like Curry Roasted Cauliflower, Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Chicken and this Butternut Squash Chickpea Coconut Curry. I make this a lot and had to share it with you guys since it makes a perfect dish for picnics and weekly summer lunches. This Simple Curry Chicken Salad is top of my list when it comes to chicken salad recipes. ![]() This is a nice option for a picnic, weekly lunches or a shower or brunch!Ĭhicken salad is one of my go-to lunches that I can prep ahead of time and have on hand when days get busy. Shredded chicken is mixed together with Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, honey and curry and then combined with golden raisins, shredded carrots, chopped celery, fresh green onion and parsley. Serve on a bed of lettuce or in a sandwich or heck, eat it straight out of the bowl with a serving spoon.Simple Curry Chicken Salad is a lightened up version of classic chicken salad with rich, warm curry added in. Allow the salad to chill for several hours (or even overnight).If you are feeling naughty, add a sprinkling of bacon bits. When the dressing tastes just right (you must taste test for appropriate saltiness especially), pour it over the chicken/veggie/fruit mixture and stir gently until everything is thoroughly mixed.Add the dill (or oregano or cilantro…whatever makes your skirt fly up) and if you’re feeling a bit brazen throw in a dash of cayenne pepper!.In another bowl mix mayonnaise, yogurt (or sour cream), lemon juice, brown sugar and salt and pepper to taste.Chop all of your fruits and veggies and place them in a bowl with the chicken.With your fingers or a fork, pull all of the meat off the bones, chop into bite-sized chunks and set aside. When you are ready, remove the chicken from the pot and place on a plate. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is done (about 45 minutes to an hour).Rinse chicken thoroughly and place in a large pot of water.
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