Recipe: Leaping Lizard Cafe Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Curry Dressing

Hi Pamela, Here are the ingredients and instructions for Leaping Lizard's Cafe Chicken Salad that appeared on Diner's Diners and Drives. Chef Ann really flew through the recipe demo! If you make it and can work out more precise measurements, please post the recipe. Happy Cooking! Betsy

THE LEAPING LIZARD CAFE CHICKEN SALAD

FOR THE PEACH CHUTNEY:
The amounts are my "guesstimates":
1 to 2 cups chopped peaches
1 to 2 cups coarsely chopped red bell pepper
1 to 2 cups raisins
1 to 2 cups chopped red onion
1/2 cup sugar
Cinnamon is probably 1 to 2 teaspoons
Pinch of ground cloves
2 cup mixture of apple cider vinegar and water (the ratio wasn't given but the mixture was yellowish so I think it would be about 1 cup of the vinegar to 1 cup water)

Place all ingredients for the chutney in a saucepan. Stir together and let simmer to break down the onions and peppers and to reduce (but not thick like jam, the peaches still held their shape).

TO PREPARE THE CHICKEN:
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and ground black pepper

Place chicken breasts on a baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Place in oven and cook until done. Cool.

Shred half of the chicken breasts into a mixing bowl using your fingers. Cut the remaining chicken breasts in chunks and process in the food processor until chopped; add to the shredded chicken in the bowl. The video showed 9 chicken breast halves being baked but it looked maybe 4-6 were used for the salad mixture being demonstrated.

FOR THE CURRY DRESSING:
The mayonnaise, yogurt and curry powder were already mixed together (shown in a 1 quart container) so I don't know what the amounts of the ingredients are.

Mayonnaise
Yogurt
Curry powder

The instructions were to mix the dressing ahead of time so the curry 'opens up' a little bit.

TO MAKE THE CHICKEN SALAD:
The amounts are my "guesstimates":
To the prepared chicken in the bowl add and mix together well:
- The dressing (it was in a 1 quart container and the whole amount was added the chicken)
- The reduced and cooled chutney (using a slotted spoon, 1/2 to 1 cup)
- Chopped green onions (just the green part, 1/4-1/2 cup)
- Chopped toasted almonds (1/4-1/2 cup)
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Make sandwiches using sliced homebaked bread, sliced tomatoes (looked like Roma tomatoes) and Spring Mix. Place in a Panini press to toast lightly (don't press down). Slice on diagonal and serve.

Adapted from source: The Leaping Lizard Cafe featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Episode 13, Season 12 - "Old to New", TV Food Network