Curried Chicken Salad with Homemade Mayonnaise {Gluten-Free, Paleo}

The first time I tried a curried chicken salad, it was with a little trepidation. I couldn’t understand why anyone would mess with a perfectly good chicken salad!

But after a few bites, I understood. It was the tastiest chicken salad I’d ever eaten!

Curried chicken salad is now my favorite type of chicken salad. It’s just as easy to make as a regular chicken salad but has a ton of extra flavor.

Curried Chicken Salad with Homemade Mayonnaise

Today I’m going to share my best-curried chicken salad recipe with you (I’ve tweaked them a lot over the years). It’s flavorful, with a touch of spice, but not hot (as some recipes with curry can be).

This salad keeps for 2-3 days, so if you are able to prepare a big batch at the beginning of the week, you’ll be able to enjoy it for lunch or dinner a number of times.

This salad is simple to put together. When made ahead of time, it allows you to get a meal on the table in just a few minutes.

Serve curried chicken salad over a pile of salad greens, with crackers, in a wrap or sandwich, atop of a slice of cucumber, or “stuffed” in an avocado.

This homemade curried chicken salad is a great family dish. It’s also fancy enough to serve to guests or take to functions.

The recipe below is made to serve 2-4 people. Double or triple depending on the number of people you’re feeding (or to have leftovers for later).

Tips for Making Curried Chicken Salad with Homemade Mayonnaise

• Any plain cooked chicken will work in this salad. Make it easy on yourself by cooking chicken breasts in the crockpot or shredding a leftover rotisserie chicken.
• If you plan to boil chicken breasts for this recipe, try boiling in chicken broth instead of water to add flavor.
• I chose to make my own mayonnaise for this recipe since it’s difficult to find store bought mayonnaise without sugar or industrial oils. You can, of course, forgo this step and use any mayonnaise you choose. If you’ve never made mayonnaise, I think you’ll be impressed with how easy it is.

If you make the mayonnaise, you’ll need a food processor, blender, or immersion blender.

The mayonnaise recipe below makes about 2 cups. That’s more than you need for this recipe (unless you’re doubling it), but who wants to go to the trouble to make homemade mayonnaise and then use it all in one recipe? Refrigerate leftover mayonnaise in a jar with a tight-fitting lid for 3-4 days.

Pecans add flavor and crunch. Use Wildly Organic Pecans as they are prepared in a way that makes them easier to digest.

Enjoy this curried chicken salad year round. If grapes are not in season, feel free to substitute dried cherries or raisins, but reduce the amount slightly! There are so many ways to eat this curried chicken salad with homemade mayonnaise, you can eat it any time!

Try These Other Easy Dinner Recipes

• Garlic Ginger Lime Chicken & Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
• Wild Mushroom Grilled Chicken
• Curried Red Rice & Salmon
• Instant Pot Sloppy Joes {gluten-free, dairy-free, and ready in under 30 minutes!}

Do you like to add pecans to your chicken salad? Try it in this Curried Chicken Salad with Homemade Mayonnaise!

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