Curried Chicken Salad

(Serves 2 as an entree salad)
  • 2 cups cooked chicken, diced
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 4 stalks celery, thinly sliced on the bias
  • 1 cup chopped Italian parsley
  • 1/2 cup red cabbage, thinly sliced and cut into 1-inch slivers
  • 1 apple, cut into ½-inch pieces
  • ½ cup currants

For the dressing:

This recipe uses mayonnaise as a complement rather than as a base, which makes it lighter overall so you get the benefit of the creamy flavor without the heaviness of a traditional chicken salad.

Whisk together in a bowl:

  • 2 Tb mayonnaise
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 3 Tb Major Grey’s chutney
  • 2 Tb curry powder
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • Salt and pepper

Toss the dressing with the salad ingredients and serve.

As with all foods, it’s important to keep your salads at a safe temperature, especially if you’re transporting them without refrigeration. Ideally, you will want to keep your salads below 40F, so I recommend packing your salad picnic container with ice packs whenever possible, although they will stay safe without refrigeration for an hour or two as long as you start out at a safe temperature.

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