Tropical fruit chicken salad
Make tropical fruit and chicken salad for a quick meal or to use any leftover chicken from yesterday's roast. The tropical fruit makes it different.
Ingredients
2 cups chicken (cooked chicken, diced)
1 cup celery (chopped)
3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
1⁄2 teaspoon garam masala (or curry powder)
2 banana (large, sliced)
1⁄2 cup coconut (flaked)
3⁄4 cup nuts (salted, your choice)
1 can pineapple (pneapple chunks, drained)
1 can tangerine (mandarin orange, drained)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, blend curry powder into the mayonnaise.
- Place diced chicken and celery in a large bowl. Add the curried mayonnaise and mix.
- Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Add the fruit just before serving, tossing lightly, and sprinkle toasted nuts on top.
Yield
6 servings
Preparation time
15 minutes
Cooking time
0 minutes
Total time
15 minutes
Notes
Use this recipe to turn cooked chicken bought at the store in something more interesting.
Choose your favorite among peanuts, cashew halves, salted almonds or other.
Use 20 oz (600 g) pineapple can - 11 oz (300 g) can mandarin segments.
Source
Caribbean cuisine
very easy, chill, food for a crowd
salad, appetizer, side dish
Caribbean food recipes
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This can be considered a regional variation of a basic chicken salad.