Curried Chicken Waldorf Salad Recipe

If you fancy making a waldorf salad recipe with a twist, try this delicious version with curried chicken. A traditional waldorf salad contains just red apples, mayonnaise and celery and the walnuts came later. You can use more curry paste in this curried chicken starter recipe if you want, depending how hot you like it.

Waldorf Salad Starter

Ingredients -

500 g skinless, boneless cooked chicken in 10 cm strips
1 teaspoon curry paste
150 ml mayonnaise
150 g natural yogurt
1 small lettuce, shredded
75 g walnuts, chopped
100 g green seedless grapes, halved
4 spring onions or 1 small onion, chopped finely
2 dessert apples
4 stalks of celery, chopped
Juice of a lemon
Salt and black pepper

Preparation:

Combine the mayonnaise and yogurt.

Mix the curry paste and lemon juice and fold this into the mayonnaise mixture.

Core and slice the apples without peeling them and add these to the mayonnaise with the grapes, walnuts, celery and onions.

Add the chicken, turning to coat well with the mayonnaise.

Taste and season with salt and pepper and perhaps more lemon juice if necessary.

Divide the lettuce between 4 bowls, arrange the salad on top and serve right away.

Serves 4