Ina Does It Again

Ina is The Barefoot Contessa.  She has written many cookbooks and you can count on her to get it right.  I am seldom, if ever, disappointed with one of her recipes.  As usual, I followed this recipe as closely as I possibly could.  I did not have raisins as I don't care for them and do not keep them on the shelf, so there are a couple of changes.

Curried Chicken Salad - slightly adapted from Ina Garten
     
2 1/2 cups rotisserie chicken, 1/2-inch dice
1/2 cup Hellman's Mayonnaise
1 3/4 tablespoon dry white wine or apple juice
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Major Grey's chutney
1 tablespoon curry powder
1/3 cup diced celery
2 tablespoons chopped scallions, white and green parts
2 tablespoons Craisins
 1/3 cup roasted, salted cashew pieces

Mix the mayo, wine, chutney, and curry powder in a blender until smooth.   Stir together the chicken, celery, scallions and Craisins and add in the dressing.  Refrigerate for at least an hour so flavors meld and Craisins soften a bit.  Stir in cashews just before serving.

Ina's recipe is also different because she serves her salad on a bed of lettuce, whereas I was making the salad to put on a croissant.  Her recipe can be found here.

 The photo is from The Standard Daily with a warning about being affectionate with chickens.
Read the story here.