I am pretty excited about this Curried Mango Chicken Salad. It is spicy and sweet and crunchy and fresh.
I don’t like mayonnaise. Yes, they may take my Southern card away. I can only tolerate small homemade quantities. So am often looking for ways to reinvent mayo centric recipes. Like this No Mayo Cold Slaw.
I DO love chicken salad. Mark said he would support some no mayo chicken salad recipe experimentation. He doesn’t like mayonnaise either. The first attempt was a smashing success and absolute perfection with Maryhill Viognier. Now let’s see if I can recall what I did. Maybe we should not have finished the bottle.
Curried Mango Chicken Salad – No Mayo
- For chicken salad:
- 1 lb chicken, cooked and shredded (I used thighs)
- 1 container Trader Joe's Whole Milk Yogurt Coconut Cream
- 1 inch ginger root, peeled and diced small
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons Major Grey's Chutney
- ½ red bell pepper diced
- salt and pepper to taste
- For green salad
- 6 cups mixed spring lettuce
- 2 Tbs chopped fresh mint
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 Tablespoons chopped hazelnuts
- For garnish:
- 2 red scallions chopped small (including 3 inches of green stem)
- ½ cup grapes, cut in half or quarters
- ¼ cup Trader Joe's Pomegranate Vinegar
- 1 lime
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ½ tablespoon brown sugar.
- Garnish:
- Combine vinegar, lime juice, allspice, sugar in bowl. Add scallions and grapes. Soak while preparing rest of dish to make a quick pickle.
- Chicken Salad:
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine. (yogurt, ginger, curry, red pepper flakes, chutney, bell pepper, chicken, salt and pepper)
- Green salad:
- Divide lettuce greens between two plates. Garnish with cilantro, mint, and hazelnuts
- Assemble:
- Top lettuce with chicken salad. Strain onion and grapes from "pickling juice". Garnish chicken salad.
- Makes 2 entree sized servings or 4 salad course or lunch servings.
2016 Maryhill Viognier
Sip it on the porch, veranda, deck – choose your outdoor seating and pour a glass. Vanilla custard, marshmallow, peach, apricot, and light honey on the nose. Viscous on the palate but with balanced acidity. A little off dry with sugared apple slices, a touch of grounding minerality, and a perfumey floral bite on the finish. $16
Anyone else hate mayo? What are some of your favorite no mayo recipes?
Love the idea to swap in coconut cream for this chicken salad! It sounds delicious.
It was an experiment that will now go in regular rotation – esp in summer when I am using up salad greens.
I like mayo because it’s dairy-free but I also love coconut cream too. This curried mango chicken salad looks delicious!
The coconut cream gave it a little extra sumpin sumpin. I think even mayo lovers might be sold.
I love hearty salads that have something creamy in the ingredients. This looks like it fits the bill!
It was very satisfying, Catherine.
I love that you’ve added all those gorgeous Oregon hazelnuts to this. It sounds spectacular.
Hazelnuts are my favorite nuts and I was delighted to learn they grow here when we moved to Willamette Valley.
This sounds incredible!