Curried Chicken Salad

                                     Makes 6 servings

1 .........................cup walnut halves (optional)
4 .........................cups diced cooked chicken (about 12 oz.)
1 .........................cup seedless red grapes, halved crosswise 
1 .........................large celery rib, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
2 ........................scallions, trimmed and thinly slice 
1/2 .....................cup mayonnaise 
1/3 .....................cup plain low-fat yogurt or sour cream 
1 ........................tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1/4 .....................teaspoon curry powder
1/4 .....................teaspoon pepper
6 ........................radicchio cups
4 ........................cups mixed baby greens (about 3 oz.)

1 .       Preheat oven to 375°F. Spread walnuts on a shallow baking sheet and roast in oven until toasted, about 10 minutes. Let cool.
2 .      Coarsely chop walnuts and transfer 3/4 cup of them to a bowl with chicken, grapes and celery; toss.
3 .      In a small bowl, whisk together scallions, mayonnaise, yogurt, vinegar, curry powder and pepper. Scrape mixture over chicken mixture and toss well.
4 .      To serve, arrange a radicchio cup in center of a plate. Fill radicchio with chicken salad. Arrange greens around radicchio. Sprinkle remaining nuts on top of salad.
TIP :
Spice up a plain chicken salad with curry powder and add grapes for sweetness and chopped walnuts for crunch. Serve the salad in radicchio cups for an elegant presentation.
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