Polynesian Chicken Salad

Submitted by Dreamgoddess

"This delicious chicken salad recipe was given to me by my aunt. The cooking time listed is the time to chill the salad before serving."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups chicken, cooked and diced in small pieces
• 1 1⁄2 cups celery, diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups pineapple chunks, white seedless grapes, or a combination of both
• 1⁄4 cup carrot, shredded
• 1⁄4 cup toasted almond halve
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• salad greens

directions

1. Combine chicken, celery, pineapple or grapes, carrots and almods.
2. Stir together the mayonnaise, sour cream, curry powder, lemon juice and salt.
3. Pour over the chicken and toss lightly.
4. Chill for about an hour to allow the flavors to develop before arranging on salad greens and serving.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

Very good! I used at least 3 cups of diced chicken. I think only 2 cups wouldn't be enough chicken in relation to the amounts of other ingredients. I used a combination of pineapples and grapes as suggested; that's a great combination. I added some chopped onion for some extra flavor. I liked the creaminess that the sour cream gave. The curry and the toasted almonds added a special something too. Thanx for posting this. I'll make this again (with my little changes/additions).

 

[AZPARZYCH]

This is a really good chicken salad! I made as written and then put it in the fridge to meld and decided it needed more chicken, it was a little to creamy. I also added a little minced shallot and didn't toast the almonds. Served this on rolls rather than on lettuce. Made for ZWT-7~THE HOT PINK LADIES.

 

[Linky]

Whipped this up for a quick and easy lunch. The flavors of the fruit complimented the chicken nicely. I was debating adding onion (as I now see Parsley did) but decided not to and it was still very good. I just used slivered almonds, untoasted. Will make again for sure. Made for ZWT7, Count Dracula and his Hot Bites

 

[threeovens]

Excellent chicken salad. The flavors complement each other wonderfully. Made for ZWT 7.

 

[katia]

A wordeful summer salad! I loved it, the celery was great with curry flavour and so light. I used low fat greek yogurt instead of sour cream. I only used pineapple cause I didn't have grapes but next time I'll use a combination of both. Its a total keeper! Made it for ZWT 3, as a big thanks to our captain Dreamgoddess for all the hard work during this tour!!!