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Spectatrix
05-02-2006, 11:56 AM
This is one of my mom's chicken salad recipes, and I really like it. I was wondering if anyone could suggest good raw substitutes for the chicken and sour cream/miracle whip that are in the recipe, as I'd love to try making a raw version of this. Here's the original recipe:

Curry Chicken Salad

1 t. vegetable oil
1 2 t. curry powder
3 c. sour cream
1/4 c. salad dressing
3 c. lime juice
1/4-1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/8 t. salt
1/8 t. blk. pepper
2 c. cooked cubed chicken, about 12 oz.
1 lg. rib celery, diced, about 3/4 c.
3 c. shredded coconut, toasted
purple grapes, halved
almond slivers, toasted

Heat oil in saucepan, and add curry. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly until fragrant. Remove from heat. In large bowl combine sour cream, salad dressing, lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper and curry mix. Stir until well blended. Add chicken, celery, grapes and almonds. Top with coconut just before serving.

SparklePlenty
05-02-2006, 12:08 PM
There are recipes for raw vegan 'sour cream' and 'mayo' in alissa's book, and then I would simply chunk up veggies, like zucchini, mushrooms, red bell peppers, and add some olives etc to replace the 'meatiness' of the chicken. you could dehydrate the veggies a while--an hour or two, to soften them if you like.
or you could make one of alissa's 'chicken' recipes to replace the chicken.

lots of possibilities.

HTH