Beautiful delicious little heirloom Concord grapes are so sweet to eat fresh off the vine. At some organic farm stands along the roads you may be lucky enough to find some of them. If you can’t find seedless Concord grapes, red seedless grapes are a good substitute in this recipe. The mild curry flavor of the sauce together with the heat of the Cayenne pepper and freshness of the lemon juice make the taste of this curried chicken salad exceptionally good.Ingredients:
4 boneless chicken breasts poached and cubed or shredded into bite-size pieces
½ cup celery finely chopped
1 cup Mayonnaise
2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons mild Curry Powder
¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
¼ cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions:
Make the dressing by mixing together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, curry powder and cayenne pepper. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Poach the chicken breasts until tender and cooked through, then cube or shred into small bite-sized pieces. Mix chicken with the mayonnaise dressing and add 2 cups of seedless Concord grapes.
If you are in a hurry, you can buy a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store to make this salad.
ReplyDeleteRemove all the skin from the chicken and shred the meat. I found some of the little heirloom seedless Concord grapes at an organic farm stand near Glen Arbor. They were so delicious that we ate most of them right away, saving just enough to make this salad. Seedless red grapes can also be used in this salad.