Thursday, July 18, 2013

Curried Chicken Salad

                                       Make 6 servings

1 ........................cup walnut halves
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.)
Preheat oven to 375°F.
1 .            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.
In a small bowl, whisk together scallions, mayonnaise, yogurt, vinegar, curry powder and pepper. Scrape mixture over chicken mixture and toss well.
3 .          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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