Spicy Curry 'Chik'n' Salad

There was a restaurant where I grew up that served a salad similar to this. Unfortunately, it closed a few years ago. Luckily, my mom had the recipe! This is my version, with a few changes of course...

And just to give you an idea of how yummy this is...

My friends and family are usually more than willing taste testers. I do have a 'meat & potatoes' brother-in-law who was over at our house the other day, who tends to shy away from trying my meatless recipes. I did however, get him to try this... and... HE LOVED IT!

Ingredients

8 oz. of your choice of vegan 'chik'n', prepared according to package, roughly chopped into bite sized pieces and cooled (I used the Morningstar Farms Mealstarters Chik'n Strips)

1 cup celery, diced

1/3 cup red onion, diced

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

1 1/2 cup red grapes

1 cup cashews, roughly chopped or left whole depending on your preference

2/3 cup Follow Your Heart Vegenaise

3/4 teaspoon curry powder

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Directions

1. In a small bowl mix mayo, parsley, curry powder, white pepper and red onion.

2. In a larger bowl, combine remaining ingredients.

3. Combine the two bowls and serve. My favorite way to eat this salad is on a sandwich, but it's also good on a plate full of salad greens.

Comments

Morgan@LittleHouseofVeggies said…

I loooooooove curry!! And I pretty much could eat sandwiches like this every single day and never get sick of them! Looks so good!!!

July 26, 2010 at 9:36 AM

Debra said…

Yummy looking recipe. I love healthy sandwich fillers. I will definately give this a try.

July 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM

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