Curried Chicken Salad with Grapes and Pecans

If you love a good chicken curry salad recipe, you’re going to love this Curried Chicken Salad with Grapes and Pecans! It’s loaded with tender bites of chicken, celery, green onion, red grapes, parsley and toasted pecans all tossed in a tasty curry dressing.  

This Curried Chicken Salad simple to make! Cooked chicken, red grapes, toasted pecans, celery and parsley are all tossed together in a simple curried dressing.

There’s a little French bakery in Newport Beach, California called “C’est Si Bon”, and we’ve gone to this popular local spot since they first opened their doors.  They make the best baguettes, croissants, cinnamon rolls, palmiers, cakes (their Chocolate Mousse Bomb Cake is to die for) and amazing sandwiches!  My mom’s favorite sandwich to order is their curried chicken salad stuffed inside a buttery croissant.  This Curried Chicken Salad with Grapes and Pecans is my riff on their chicken curry salad, and honestly we think it’s even better. It’s SO good! 

Curry Chicken Salad Recipe

• Cooked Chicken.  Use leftover roast chicken, poached chicken or even store-bought unseasoned rotisserie chicken. 
• Red Grapes. We use seedless red grapes sliced in half for this recipe. 
• Pecans. We like pecans for this recipe. Use raw or toasted pecans.
• Celery. Celery adds a nice crispy crunch to the salad
• Parsley. This adds a little flavor to the mix
• Curry Dressing. This dressing is a simple mix of mayonnaise, curry powder and ground ginger.

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

Variations

• Use raisins instead of grapes if you like.
• Swap out the pecans for walnuts, cashews, sliced almonds, or pistachios.
• Use finely chopped red onion instead of green onion.
• Add 1-2 tablespoons lime juice instead of water to thin the dressing with.
• Use 3/4 cup mayo and 1/4 cup yogurt for the dressing instead of all mayo.
• Add more grapes, onion, parsley, celery or nuts as you like.

How To Make Chicken Curry Salad

• Make Dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, curry powder, ground ginger, salt and pepper.
• Chop Ingredients.  Shred and/or chop the cooked chicken. Slice the celery and we like to cut the grapes into quarter pieces rather than just in half.
• Toss Ingredients. Add the chicken, celery, grapes, green onion, parsley and pecans to a medium size bowl, pour the dressing over the ingredients and gently toss so the ingredients are all lightly coated. Adjust the salad by adding more grapes, onion, nuts, etc to your liking. We like a lot of grapes in this salad.

Serving Suggestions

• Sandwich. This chicken curry salad is delicious in a light fluffy croissant, but it works well in a baguette or between two slices of bread too!
• Tortilla Wrap.  Spread a scoop on a flour tortilla with some lettuce and roll into a wrap.
• Lettuce Wrap. If you want a lighter lunch, serve it on either butter leaf lettuce or Romaine to make lettuce wraps.
• Salad. Add a scoop or two on top of a large simple green salad. 
• Crackers. Simply serve it with crackers for a light snack.

Storing Leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, the salad should last 3-4 days. If you have any leftover dressing, stir it in to the salad before serving. If you don’t have any leftover dressing, then stir in a tablespoon or two of water to moisten the salad if needed.

Why You Will Love This Curry Chicken Salad

• Fresh And Flavorful. The combination of ingredients makes the BEST curried chicken salad!!
• Quick And Easy. This salad comes together in 15-20 minutes if you already have pre-cooked chicken. 
• Great For Lunch. This salad makes a great lunch, light dinner or afternoon snack.  

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Yield: 4 servings

Curried Chicken Salad with Grapes and Pecans

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

If you love a good chicken curry salad recipe, you're going to love this Curried Chicken Salad with Grapes and Pecans! It's loaded with tender bites of chicken, celery, green onion, red grapes, parsley and toasted pecans all tossed in a tasty curry dressing.  

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked chicken breasts, chopped
• 1 cup seedless red grapes, cut in quarters
• 3/4 cup celery, sliced or diced
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup green onions, light green and some green parts only, sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh curly parsley, minced

For the Curry Dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1-1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, curry powder, ground ginger, water, salt and pepper.
2. Add the chicken, celery, grapes, green onion, parsley and pecans to a medium size bowl.
3. Pour the dressing over the ingredients and gently toss so the ingredients are all lightly and evenly coated.
4. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
5. Customize the salad by adding more grapes, onion, nuts, etc to your liking.

Notes

Variations

• Use raisins instead of grapes if you like.
• Swap out the pecans for walnuts, cashews, sliced almonds, or pistachios.
• Use finely chopped red onion instead of green onion.
• Add 1-2 tablespoons lime juice instead of water to thin the dressing with.
• Use 3/4 cup mayo and 1/4 cup yogurt for the dressing instead of all mayo.
• Add more grapes, onion, parsley, celery or nuts as you like.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 676Total Fat: 55gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 44gCholesterol: 112mgSodium: 595mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 3gSugar: 7gProtein: 35g

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