Healthy Curry Chicken Salad
Curry chicken salad is one of my favorite healthy lunches to eat! I love the different textures, from the crunch of the almonds, to the crisp apples, to the soft chicken. It is my favorite item on the menu at Lola’s Café, so I was inspired to make some at home! I modified Skinnytaste’s recipe from her cookbook!
The main ingredients are chicken, mayo, and curry powder. You can customize it by adding diced apples or halved grapes, dried cranberries, and almonds or cashews. I used Primal Kitchen’s mayo made with avocado oil. I do not like the traditional American potato and chicken salads because they are sooo mayo-y. This recipe only calls for 2 tbsp of mayo and you can even replace it with greek yogurt to maintain the creamy texture.
Primal Kitchen’s mayo has a light and creamy texture, perfect for coating the chicken in this recipe.
Instead of using pre-cooked chicken strips or grilling the chicken, I recommend poaching the chicken. I’ve never poached chicken before, but it was surprisingly easy. All you have to do is place it in a pot, cover it with water and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 170ºF or there is no more pink. Poaching the chicken keeps it juicy and tender for this salad.
Healthy Curry Chicken Salad
Megan | May 5, 2020
- prep time: 10 minutes
- cook time: 15 minutes
- total time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 pack of chicken (tenders), poached and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 onion, diced
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp curry powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds or cashews
- 2 tbsp cilantro, minced
- 2 tbsp mayo, or greek yogurt
- 1/2 apple, diced (you can also use grapes!)
Instructions:
- Add cut, poached chicken to a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- In a pan over medium heat, saute the onion in olive oil with curry powder until translucent.
- Add onions and the rest of the ingredients to the bowl of chicken.
- Mix until the chicken is evenly coated and everything is combined.
- Serve atop a bed of greens or in a sandwich!
- Store in fridge.
Nutrition:
gluten-free, dairy-free