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Coronation Chicken Salad Recipe

Coronation Chicken Salad Recipe

Discover the best coronation chicken salad recipe with tender chicken, creamy curry dressing, and sweet fruit for a delicious, classic British dish.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For the Salad
  • 700 g/3 cups cooked chicken skins and bones removed and chopped
  • 2 tbsp spring/green onions sliced
  • 10 dried apricots chopped
  • 2 tbsp sliced almonds toasted
  • 3 tbsp fresh coriander/cilantro chopped
  • 50 g/2 cups rocket/arugula
  • 1 tbsp black sesame seeds or nigella seeds
  • salt to taste
For the salad dressing
  • 80 ml/1/3 cup plain yogurt
  • 60 ml/1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp curry powder fresh and good quality
  • 1 tbsp mango chutney
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Method
 

  1. In a mason jar mix yogurt, mayonnaise, curry powder, mango chutney, smoked paprika and lemon juice. Stir with a fork to combine and set aside.
  2. Toast sliced almonds in a dry frying pan over low heat until they just about to start to colour. Immediately take off the heat and cool.
  3. Take the chicken flesh off the bones and remove skin, chop into bite sized chunks.
  4. In a large bowl combine chopped chicken, sliced spring onions, dried apricots, toasted sliced almonds, coriander/cilantro and rocket/arugula. Add the salad dressing and salt to taste, mix gently and sprinkle with black sesame seeds.