It’s officially lunch week over here. A few weeks ago, we had breakfast week and I guess that means dinner week should be next! We’re starting things off with a superb curried chicken salad (it’s perfect over greens and easily made ahead of time) and later this week, I’ll be sharing a ton of ideas on what to pack for lunches – ideas designed for both kids and adults!
So the curried chicken salad.
The location of my office? It’s a good one. (Except that the four mile drive can take 30-40+ minutes on a bad day!)
It’s a few blocks away from one of my favorite lunch spots, Clementine (I’ve created a number of copycat Clementine recipes: whole-grain oat muffins, lentil, beet & goat cheese salad and fall chicken salad) and it’s a few blocks away from my favorite mall in LA. Which is trouble, so I don’t visit the mall that often.
A visit to the mall = a visit to madewell = spending too much money. So I just avoid it all together, as much as humanly possible.
In addition to some great stores, this mall has an incredible food court. It’s honestly the best food court EVER! I normally stick with the same greek salad, but recently I branched out and had lunch from Coral Tree Cafe.
They make a classic curried chicken salad, served over greens. So perfect. I had to have it every day for lunch the following week. The curry sauce is creamy and so flavorful, but the raisins make this salad. I am not normally a raisin fan, but in this version, they are the sweet bite this salad needs.
Chicken salads are a favorite of mine because they can be made ahead of time and served with a simple salad for a healthy, protein-packed and easy lunch. And curried chicken salad just might be my favorite of the bunch. A hint of spice, a touch of exotic and a little excitement to 1pm on Wednesday.
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Curried Chicken Salad
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 3 breasts)
- 3/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp water
- 2 Tbsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup diced carrots
- 1/3 cup diced cucumber (remove seeds)
- 1/3 cup diced red onion
- 2/3 golden raisins
Instructions
- Cook chicken breasts as desired and let cool and chop into small pieces. (I poached mine, directions here.)
- Whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, water, curry powder and salt. Set aside.
- Prepare and chop all vegetables.
- Toss together all ingredients and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Serve with greens, stuffed into a pita or with crackers.
Nutrition
- Calories: 316
- Fat: 11
- Carbohydrates: 13 grams
- Fiber: 2 grams
- Protein: 41 grams
Nathan
Hi Emily,
This looks delicious!! but have you tried it with pork? Check this one: http://nutritionw.com/health-library/?resource=%2fus%2fassets%2frecipe%2fcurried-pork-and-apple-salad%2f~default
Emily
I haven’t, thanks for sharing!
erin
This sounds like the curried chicken salad from Mississippi Market that I love! Must make for lunch next week because my lunches last week were terrible and incredibly uncreative!