Curried Chicken Salad Recipe

Are you bored with the traditional chicken salad? This version – a curry chicken salad – is a quick, tasty alternative that blends exotic curry and turmeric with sweet raisins and crunchy almonds.

(VIDEO) Are you bored with the traditional chicken salad? This version — a curry chicken salad — is a quick, tasty alternative that blends exotic curry and turmeric with sweet raisins and crunchy almonds.

This curry chicken salad can be served solo or on top of a bed of lettuce for even more crunch. It’s a great way to use any chicken you have leftover in your fridge. (We personally like to keep cooked chicken on hand for just this purpose.)

For a walk-through on how to create this recipe, watch the video.

Recipe Notes: Serves 4. Paleo-friendly. Check out our recipe for Waldorf Chicken Salad

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD

INGREDIENTS

1 lb organic chicken breast already cooked and cooled
1/2 cup Primal Kitchen© mayonnaise
1/4 cup celery chopped
1/4 cup onions chopped
1/4 cup currants or raisins sugar-free
1/4 cup cashews crushed
1 tsp curry powder
2 tbsp lemon juice
Pinch turmeric powder
1 tsp black pepper
Sea salt to taste
1/8 cup fresh parsley chopped, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Chop the chicken, celery, and onions.
Add to a bowl and add in mayonnaise, currants, cashews, curry powder, lemon juice, pinch of turmeric powder, salt, and pepper.
Stir until well mixed.
Serve in a bowl, on a bed of lettuce, or in a lettuce wrap. Garnish with fresh parsley.