Fragrant Curried Chicken Salad

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless chicken breast
turmeric
cayenne pepper
garlic powder
paprika
cumin
butter
2 celery ribs, chopped
1/2 granny smith apple, diced
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 scallions
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon spice mix, recipe below
Spice Mix:
1 ½ teaspoons coriander, crushed
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon ginger
¼ teaspoon cayenne
1/8 teaspoon ancho chile powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon mustard powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

1
Mix all the spices together in a bowl.
2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3
Cover each piece of chicken with a pat of butter and sprinkle a bit of turmeric, cayenne, garlic powder, paprika, and cumin on each.
4
Bake for about 40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
5
Turn the pieces over about half way through baking so both sides can get browned.
6
When cooked, let the chicken cool then shred or cut into chunks.
7
In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, apple pieces, red onion, and scallions.
8
In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, lemon juice, and spice mix.
9
Add the mayonnaise mixture to the ingredients in the large bowl and mix together.
10
Refrigerate.
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About

Nobody could blame you if you thought of chicken salad as boring. Quite frankly, it often is. But bring in a bit of Eastern influence, and chicken salad can become something else, something very not-boring. Something fresh, something exciting, something that activates your taste buds. This curried chicken salad brings together a variety of flavors and textures – crunchy and sweet apples, spicy red onions, buttery chunks of melt-in-your mouth chicken, and a cacophony of peppery, earthy, fiery, savory, sweet seasonings.

Yield:

6

Added:

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 6:59pm

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