Loading ...Healthy RecipesCurried Chicken Salad
If you love curry, you’ll really love this cool and crunchy chicken salad. If you like your curry spicy, feel free to add a sprinkle of cayenne along with the curry powder. To keep the carbs low, serve on a bed of greens or with low-carb crackers.
Time to table: 15 minutes
Serves: 8
Healing Nutrient Spotlight
Good source of vitamin B-6, selenium
Excellent source of niacin
Ingredients*
Chicken Mixture
3 medium boneless cooked chicken breasts, diced (about 3 cups)
1 tsp. curry powder
½ cup diced celery
¼ cup diced water chestnuts
1 medium apple, diced
¼ cup crushed pineapple, drained with 2 T. juice reserved
¼ cup seedless raisins
2 oz. slivered almonds
Dressing
3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 T. reserved pineapple juice
2 tsp. tamari sauce
1 T. apple cider vinegar
¼ tsp. lime juice
salt and pepper to taste
pinch of cayenne (optional)
*Choose organic ingredients for optimal nutrition.
Preparation
In a large bowl, combine first eight ingredients except for pineapple juice. In a separate bowl, blend all dressing ingredients together and add to chicken mixture. Chill several hours before serving.
Nutrition
311 calories, 17 g protein, 11 g carbohydrates, 22 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 3 g monounsaturated fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat, 56 g cholesterol, 8 g sugars, 2 g fiber, .1 mg riboflavin, 4.8 mg niacin, .2 mg vitamin B-6, 3 mg vitamin C, 1 mg iron, 2 mg selenium, 247 mg sodium
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How much curry should I put in the dressing?
Entered: May 5th, 2009 at 8:36 am. PermalinkCurry powder is not listed as an ingredient in the dressing — how much should be added?
Linda
Entered: May 5th, 2009 at 8:39 am. PermalinkAnd what DO you do with the 2 T of reserved pineapple jc?? and are the almonds one of the first seven ingredients that you first mix together? There are only 6 ingredients on the chicken mixture list. Very confusing recipe!
Entered: May 5th, 2009 at 10:29 am. PermalinkI agree with all the other comments given and even more importantly, I want to try out this recipe. I hope you will answer our questions about the curry powder, etc.
Entered: May 6th, 2009 at 10:37 am. PermalinkThe ingredients for this recipe have been corrected. We apologise for any confusion this may have caused.
Entered: May 8th, 2009 at 2:01 pm. PermalinkWhat do you mean, the recipe has been corrected Today is the 10th and it hasnot been corrected!
Entered: May 10th, 2009 at 10:11 pm. Permalink