Rethink chicken curry! This fresh and low-carb curry chicken salad is sweet and zesty with the perfect amount of heat.
What Is Chicken Curry
Curry is usually made with chicken. Chicken curry is a bold dish that originated in India, but you’ll find it in Arabian, Southeast Asian, and even Japanese cuisine.
The chicken (or other type of meat or vegetables) are usually swimming in a bold sauce. Curry has a very unique flavor that’s easy to pick out but difficult to describe.
I would say that it’s both smoky and sweet, with warm notes and a tiny bit of bitterness mixed in. The bitterness is slight and balances out the other flavors.
This recipe has iconic chicken curry flavors and used them to make a chicken salad that you can make once and use throughout the week in your meal prep.
Shopping List
Before you make your keto curry chicken salad, this is what you’ll need from the store. All of the exact ingredient amounts are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Chicken
- Celery
- Red Onion
- Almonds
- Green Onions
- Sugar-Free Honey
- Mayonnaise
- Sour Cream
- Lime
- Curry Powder
Ingredient Substitutes
There are a few ways that you can change things in this recipe to save yourself time or to make it taste differently the next time. If you make any changes, please let me know. I’d love to hear!
- Celery – This is optional, so if you don’t like raw celery, leave it out.
- Red Onion – Use white or yellow onion instead.
- Mayonnaise – For a zestier flavor, use unflavored and unsweetened Greek yogurt.
- Lime – Lemon is a perfect replacement.
Curry Chicken Salad
Just like classic chicken curry, my curry chicken salad has bold curry flavors mixed in with sweetness from sugar-free honey and earthy green onions. Then, I mixed it all up with classic chicken salad ingredients – celery and onions.
For the chicken, this is the perfect way to reuse some leftover chicken from earlier in the week. Or save yourself time and grab a rotisserie chicken from the store.
Can you use canned chicken in chicken salad? Yes, you can!
In fact, I keep canned chicken in my pantry so I can make chicken salad whenever I want it.
What To Eat With Chicken Salad
Chicken curry salad is literally bursting with flavor! Serve it with a mild side dish. I suggest making a vegetable with it.
A side dish like cauliflower rice balls will give you nutrients are super easy to eat with the salad, too. Or make keto curry cauliflower rice with similar flavors and spices.
Want something else? Serve it with a side salad and almondine asparagus, and you have a feast for a meal!
If you want to serve a flatbread with it, I suggest adding a touch of sweetness to the table. Keto cranberry brie flatbread is savory and sweet at the same time and tastes incredible with chicken curry salad.
Meal Prep
Chicken salad is always a fantastic choice to add to your weekly meal prep! Whip it up and store it in an aright storage container. Keep it in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Red onions are very powerful, and become even more pungent as they stay in the refrigerator. If you’re going to store the salad pre-made, I suggest adding the red onions right before you serve it.
Making It
Here are some step-by-step pictures of the process that you’ll follow to make this easy keto curry chicken salad. Exact measurements and instructions are located in the printable recipe card, just a bit further below.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Servings: 5
Net Carbs: 2 net carbs per serving
Directions
Stir together the chicken, celery, red onion and almonds in a large mixing bowl.
Whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar free honey, lime juice, curry powder and salt to taste.
Pour the dressing mixture over the chicken mixture in the bowl, and toss to coat well.
Serve immediately or chill before serving if desired.
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Low Carb Curry Chicken Salad with Green Onions
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 3 cups Shredded Chicken
- 1/3 cup Celery chopped
- 1/4 cup Red Onion finely chopped
- 1/3 cup Sliced Almonds
- 1/4 cup Green Onions chopped
- 1 tsp Sugar-Free Honey
- 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
- Juice from 1/2 a Lime
- 1 1/2 tsp Curry Powder
Instructions
- Stir together the chicken, celery, red onion and almonds in a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar free honey, lime juice, curry powder and salt to taste.
- Pour the dressing mixture over the chicken mixture in the bowl, and toss to coat well.
- Serve immediately or chill before serving if desired.
Notes
Curry Recipes
There’s nothing quite like the vibrant flavors of curry! If you enjoyed this curry chicken salad, here are some more curry recipes that you might enjoy too.
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