Best 5 Coronation Chicken Salad Recipes

THE CLASSIC 1953 CORONATION CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Remove the skin and any bones from the chicken and cut into small pieces.
• Heat up the vegetable oil in a medium saucepan and add the onion. Cook on a medium heat for about 3 minutes until the Onion is soft and translucent.
• Add the curry paste, tomato puree, red wine, bay leaf and the lemon juice to the cooked onions.
• Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes until reduced. Remove the bay leaf and leave to onion sauce to cool.
• Finely chop the apricot halves and puree them through a sieve or with a hand held blender.
• Place the pureed apricots into a bowl and mix in the mayonnaise.
• Add the onion sauce and apricot jam and mix well.
• Whip the cream to stiff peaks and fold this also into the mixture. Mix well.
• Season with salt & pepper and if necessary add a little extra Lemon Juice.
• Finally, fold in the chicken pieces coating them with the mixture well.
• Garnish with watercress and serve.
• Serves 4 to 6 as a salad with additional salad ingredients, or makes 8 rounds of sandwiches. Also wonderful as a vol au vents or pie filling.

CORONATION CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub chicken on all sides with olive oil, season generously with salt and pepper and arrange on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until skin is golden and meat is cooked through, about 45 minutes. Let chicken cool slightly, then remove skin and bones and chop meat into bite-size pieces. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the red wine, mango chutney, tomato purée, curry powder, lemon juice and bay leaf and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering, stirring occasionally and adjusting heat as necessary, until sauce is quite thick, 8 to 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper; remove and discard bay leaf.
• Transfer sauce to a large bowl and let cool to room temperature, then add the mayonnaise and stir to combine. Add the cooled chicken and the apricots and stir to coat them in the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. For sandwiches, spread the chicken salad on thick slices of English white bread or seven-grain bread. Cut off crusts if making finger sandwiches for tea.

CORONATION CHICKEN SALAD WITH MANGOES AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, melt the butter.
• Add the shallot and chile and cook over moderately low heat until softened, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the curry powder and cook over high heat until fragrant.
• Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the wine and boil until reduced to 3 tablespoons.
• Add the stock and apricot jam and boil over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer the curry dressing to a medium bowl and let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk the mayonnaise and crème fraîche into the curry dressing.
• Fold in the mango, scallions, lemon juice and cilantro.
• Season with salt, pepper and Tabasco.
• In a medium bowl, toss the chicken leg meat with half of the dressing and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• In a small skillet, toast the almonds over moderate heat, stirring, until golden brown, 4 minutes.& transfer to a plate and let cool.
• In a large bowl, mix the oil with the lime juice, mustard and sugar and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the shredded lettuce and toss well.
• Transfer to a platter.
• Arrange the leg meat over the lettuce and top with the sliced breast meat.
• Spoon the remaining curry dressing over the salad.
• Garnish with the toasted almond slices and the cilantro leaves and serve right away with bread from the oven and a glass of nice white wine.

CHEESE SCONES FILLED WITH CORONATION CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Rub the flour and butter together in a bowl until it resembles coarse bread crumbs. Stir in the cheese and add enough liquid to make a soft, pliable dough. Transfer to a floured board, and knead it lightly. Roll and cut out scones. I like to use a fairly large octagonal cutter. Bake at 400 degrees in a preheated oven for about 18 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut a thin slice from the top of each scone, and then hollow out the center, leaving a case for you to fill with Coronation Chicken.;
• Coronation Chicken Salad: Poach, grill or steam the chicken for 8 minutes. When cool enough to handle, dice and mix with the melon and celery, then fold in the mayonnaise and curry paste. Spoon into the scones, decorate with basil or mint, and serve.

CORONATION CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Poach the chicken (cover with water, bring to boil, turn off heat, cover with lid, let rest for 20 minutes, then pour off water). When cool, cut into bite sized pieces. Place the remaining ingredients (except for the Miracle Whip) into a sauce pan, and simmer for a few minutes. Remove the bay leaf. When cooled, add the 1/2 cup (or more) of Miracle Whip (Light?). Mix with the chicken pieces. Cool in the fridge for at least 4 hours. If desired, garnish with mango, fresh apricots, cashews, etc.