Curried Chicken Salad

Name: Curried Chicken Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 8-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1 dried bay leaf; 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1/2 cup sliced almonds; 2 stalks celery, cut into small pieces; 3 scallions (white and light green parts), sliced; 2 cups grapes, halved; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup Greek yogurt; 1 tablespoon curry powder; pinch cayenne pepper; pinch kosher salt; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; butter lettuce, for serving

Active Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Serves: Serves 4

Gluten Free

Ingredients

3 8-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 dried bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 stalks celery, cut into small pieces
3 scallions (white and light green parts), sliced
2 cups grapes, halved
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon curry powder
pinch cayenne pepper
pinch kosher salt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
butter lettuce, for serving

Instructions

To poach the chicken, put it in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Add the bay leaf and peppercorns. Place on the stove and turn the heat to high. Bring to a boil. Cover with a tight fitting lid and remove from the heat. Let stand for 15 minutes to cook through. Using tongs, transfer the chicken and about 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid to a shallow bowl to cool.

Meanwhile, place a small dry skillet on the stove and add the almonds. Turn the heat to medium. Stir or shake the almonds often in the skillet (so they cook evenly) until lightly toasted and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Rinse the celery. Slice in half down the middle then slice crosswise into small pieces. For the scallions, cut off the roots then rinse the scallions and peel away any slimy membranes. Slice crosswise into rings. Cut the grapes in half. Add the celery, scallions, and grapes to a large bowl.

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, curry, cayenne, salt and lemon juice.

When the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred it into bite-size pieces and add to the bowl. Add the almonds and dressing and stir together.

step by step

/01/

Put chicken in saucepan; cover with cold water by 1 inch. Add bay leaf and peppercorns; bring to a boil. Cover, remove from heat; let stand 15 min. to cook through.

/02/

Using tongs, transfer the chicken and about 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid to a shallow bowl to cool.

/03/

Place a small dry skillet on the stove and add the almonds. Turn the heat to medium. Stir or shake often (so they cook evenly) until lightly toasted and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.