Cold Chicken Salad With Exotic Curry And Chutney Dressing Food

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Place breasts in a large deep pot. Add cold water to 1 inch above the chicken. Add onion, pepper corns, cloves and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Quickly lower to an extremely low simmer - no bubbling at all - and cook, uncovered, for 10-14 minutes. Check for doneness after ten minutes by slicing into the thickest piece to make sure there's no pink color. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cut into bite-size cubes or shred. Cool chicken in the fridge, covered, until you're ready to use it.
• While the chicken is poaching, heat oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and sauté 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft (don't let it brown) Add curry powder to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, until fragrant. Remove from heat and allow to cool. When curry and onions are cooled, mix with mayonnaise, chutney (or preserves), lime juice and salt in a small bowl. (can be stored, covered, in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• Toss chicken with curried mayonnaise. Season with salt, to taste. (Curried chicken salad will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.)

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD WITH MANGO GINGER CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Combine the mayo, chutney and curry powder in a medium size mixing bowl.
• Mix the salad: Add the remaining ingredients and stir until the chicken is fully coated in the dressing.
• Chill: Cover the bowl and allow it to chill in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours.
• Store: Keep covered in the fridge for up to 4 days.

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the chicken breasts on a sheet pan and rub the skin with olive oil. Sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is just cooked. Set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove the meat from the bones, discard the skin, and dice the chicken into large bite-size pieces.
• For the dressing, combine the mayonnaise, wine, chutney, curry powder, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Process until smooth.
• Combine the chicken with enough dressing to moisten well. Add the celery, scallions, and raisins, and mix well. Refrigerate for a few hours to allow the flavors to blend. Add the cashews and serve at room temperature.

COLD CHICKEN SALAD WITH EXOTIC CURRY AND CHUTNEY DRESSING

Steps:

• For best results, please use Major Grey mild mango chutney with ginger and McCormick red curry powder.
• Cook and cool chicken, cut in 1/2 inch dice. Drain water chestnuts pat dry and quarter. Cut celery in half the long way and dice about 1/4 inch. Thinly slice green onions, white and green parts. Drain pineapple, pat dry and quarter each chunk. Toast walnuts and chop coarsely.
• Combine all salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir gently with a large rubber spatula, In a separate small bowl, combine chutney, sour cream, mayonnaise and curry powder. Blend well. Add about half of the dressing to the salad ingredients and stir gently with a large rubber spatula. Add additional dressing to taste, but don't overwhelm the salad with dressing. Save any remaining dressing in the refrigerator. Turn the salad into a clean serving bowl and cover. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours until very cold.

CHUTNEY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts generously with salt and pepper; place in a large skillet and add 1/2 inch of water. Simmer, covered, over medium-low heat until chicken is opaque throughout, 15 to 20 minutes; remove chicken from skillet. When cool enough to handle, shred chicken with fingers, discarding skin and bones; chill until room temperature.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, chutney, and mustard.
• Add chicken, scallions, and raisins; season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH CREAMY CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat the oil over moderate heat and add the onions.
• Cook until softened, then remove from heat.
• If the apricot jam and the mango chutney contain chunks of fruit, chop these up small.
• Add the tomato ketchup, apricot jam and mango chutney to the onions, but do not cook.
• When this mixture is cool, fold it into the mayonnaise.
• Lightly whip the cream, and fold through as well.
• On a large serving dish, spread some of the creamy curry dressing over the base.
• Arrange the chicken fillets over the dressing.
• Spoon remaining dressing over the chicken, enough to coat each portion.
• Chill for several hours to allow flavors to blend.
• Just before serving, surround the chicken with the fruit of your choice.
• Garnish with sprigs of cilantro.
• Hand nuts around separately for each person to sprinkle on their own portion.

COLD CHICKEN CURRY SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together first 5 ingredients and chill well in refrigerator.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Mix and refrigerate again until well chilled.
• Serve with condiments: Chopped peanuts, chopped hard boiled eggs, crumbled bacon, chopped green onions, chutney and shredded coconut.

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD IN CREAMY CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large kettle of boiling salted water cook the pasta for 10 minutes, or until it is tender, refresh it in a colander under cold water, and drain it well. In a large bowl combine the pasta, the chicken, the tomatoes, the scallions, and the basil.
• Make the dressing:
• In a skillet cook the garlic and the gingerroot in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until the garlic is softened, add the cream, and cook the mixture, whisking, until it is thickened slightly. Whisk in the vinegar, the curry powder, the red pepper flakes, and the chutney.
• Add the dressing to the pasta mixture, tossing the salad to combine it well, and season the salad with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN & CHUTNEY SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the yogurt, milk and curry until smooth., In a large bowl, combine the chicken, grapes, onions and cranberries. Drizzle with yogurt dressing and toss to coat. Fold in mango chutney. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour., Just before serving, sprinkle with almonds.

CHICKEN CURRY SALAD WITH CHUTNEY DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the dressing: whisk together the dressing ingredients in a bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• In a large bowl, mix together the first 6 salad ingredients; toss with enough dressing to coat.
• Sprinkle with almonds and serve immediately.

COOL & CRUNCHY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the first eight ingredients until blended. Add chicken, grapes, celery and pecans; toss to coat. Serve on lettuce.