Description
This healthy curry chicken salad recipe is PERFECT for meal prep. It’s fast, easy, and PACKED with flavor!
Ingredients
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FOR THE CHICKEN SALAD:
- 2 cups cooked chicken
- 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
- 1 stalk celery, sliced or diced
- 2-3 Tablespoons sliced green onion (scallions)
- 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro (can substitute parsley or basil)
- 1/4-1/3 cup salted cashews or peanuts, roughly chopped
FOR THE CURRY DRESSING:
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice or lime juice
- 1/2-1 teaspoon yellow curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (or more, to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (or more, to taste)
Instructions
- First, Make The Dressing. In a small bowl (or the bowl you plan to mix the salad in), combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry powder, salt, and pepper. Whisk until smooth and well combined.(Keep in mind you want the dressing to be a bit punchy since the flavor will mellow out once the salad ingredients have been added.)
- Combine Salad Ingredients. In a large bowl, combine chicken, grapes, celery, green onion, cilantro, and cashews.
- Dress The Salad. Add the curry dressing and gently stir to mix the dressing into the other ingredients. Stir until everything is well coated and evenly distributed.
- Chill, Serve & Store. If possible, chill 30 minutes before serving. Feel free to wait to add cashews until right before serving. Serve with bread, toast, tortillas or grain free wraps, crackers or grain-free crackers, lettuce leaves, apple slices, cucumber slices, or a bed of salad greens! Curry chicken salad will keep in an airtight container in the fridge 4-5 days.
Notes
- Variations & Swaps To Try. Try almonds or peanuts in place of the cashews, swap cilantro for fresh basil or parsley, or add dried cranberries or raisins. Or, mix in some shredded carrots or diced apples instead of grapes for some variety!
- Paleo & Whole30 Notes. To stay paleo & whole30-approved, simply use paleo mayo! All other ingredients are naturally compliant.
- Yogurt. Feel free to lighten this salad up by using half plain Greek yogurt and half mayo.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About 3/4 cup chicken salad
- Calories: 195
- Sugar: 4.6 g
- Sodium: 205.9 mg
- Fat: 13.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 7.3 g
- Fiber: 0.8 g
- Protein: 12.2 g
- Cholesterol: 39.6 mg