Curry Chicken Salad Recipe

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This easy Curry Chicken Salad is so quick and simple to make - perfect for your next picnic or summer get-togethers. You are going to love how delicious the chicken salad is. Lean chicken, in a wonderfully creamy curried mayonnaise, finished with celery, cranberries, dried apricots, almonds, and fresh chives. Serve it up on top of a lettuce leaf, in a bread roll, with toast points or in an avocado. You can make this for lunch, as a side at a barbecue, for a baby shower or as a light dinner.

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Course Lunch

Cuisine Modern Australian

Servings

Calories 491 kcal

Ingredients

For the dressing

1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoon heavy cream (Note 1)
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 tablespoon curry powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

For the curry chicken salad

4 cups cooked chicken (Note 2)
1 stick celery
¼ cup dried apricots
¼ cup slivered almonds
2 tablespoon dried cranberries
1 tablespoon chopped chives

Instructions

To make the dressing

Combine the dressing ingredients together in a bowl and mix well.
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoon heavy cream (Note 1)
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 tablespoon curry powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

For the Curry Chicken Salad

Place the cooked chicken in a large bowl and pour over the dressing. Mix well
4 cups cooked chicken (Note 2)
Finely chop the celery stick, then cut the dried apricots into quarters.
1 stick celery
¼ cup dried apricots
Add these to the salad along with the dried cranberries, slivered almonds and chopped chives.
2 tablespoon dried cranberries
¼ cup slivered almonds
1 tablespoon chopped chives
Stir well then refrigerate for at least an hour. (see note 3)

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Notes

Heavy cream/double cream/thickened cream.
4 cups of cooked chicken is between 2 large and 3 regular chicken breasts, see how to easily poach the chicken here. Alternatively you can cut the meat from a rotisserie chicken.
You can eat the curried chicken salad straight away but it will definitely benefit from a stint in the fridge. It will keep for up to 3 days, assuming you used fresh chicken.

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