Coronation Chicken Salad

By Leslie Blythe  , ,   

July 3, 2018

Coronation chicken was created in 1953, when renowned florist Constance Spry and cordon bleu chef Rosemary Hume catered for a banquet to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II. It is believed to be inspired by the 'Jubilee Chicken' created for George V's silver jubilee in 1935.

This Coronation Chicken Salad recipe is not the original. It’s really a curried chicken salad.

The original recipe is described as chicken, boned and coated in curry cream sauce, with, one end of each dish, a well-seasoned dressed salad of rice, green peas and pimentos. Here is the Cordon Bleu recipe.

  • Prep: 25 mins
  • Yields: 4 - 6 Servings

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, poached and diced

½ cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon curry powder

2 tablespoons mango chutney or apricot preserves

2 green onions, finely diced

1 stalk celery, finely diced

¼ cup currants or golden raisins

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

the juice of ½ lemon

salt and pepper to taste

¼ cup chopped cashews for garnish

Directions

1Combine mayonnaise, curry powder, vinegar, chutney, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir well.

2Add in the chicken, onion, celery, and currants/raisins. Stir until everything is well-coated.

3Refrigerate overnight to let all the ingredients get to know each other a little better.

4To serve, place on a bed of lettuce and top with chopped cashews. Or make a sandwich.

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