I love curry and I especially love it paired with chicken in recipes. I realize curry is an acquired taste for some and a little of it does go a long way, but if you are looking for something just a little different than plain old chicken salad, this is it.
It's great on a sandwich. I like it served on croissants or a good wheat bread or even sourdough is excellent. It's also perfect served with fruit for a chicken salad plate and it can be made in no time at all. The curry flavor does intensify as this sits, so you might want to make it a couple of hours before you serve it to meld the flavors. One word of caution, if you are single and have a date anytime in the next three days, you might want to put off making this because curry tends to stay with you a while...lol.
Here is what you will need:
4 cups of diced chicken breast
1 cup seedless grapes, sliced ( red or white)
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup sliced green onions (including some of the green tops)
1 cup raisins ( can use golden raisins or I used Craisins for the color)
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 sour cream
1 Tbs. lemon juice
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 Tbs. curry powder ( use less is you are new to curry to see if you love it, you can always add more)
dash of garlic powder
dash of black pepper
OPTION: If you don't care for raisins, you can substitute a cup of diced apple in this and it's really good also.

Place the chopped chicken, celery, green onion, raisins, nuts, and grapes in a large bowl.

Curried Chicken Salad!
Very much like mine. I use pineapple in mine along with the grapes. Never tried raisins or craisins, but the craisins sound like they would be good. I will have to try adding the sour cream and Worcestershire, etc. next time. Makes me hungry for some - guess I'll have to make a trip to the store!
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