Old Farmhouse Chicken Salad With Apples and Rice

This satisfying salad is bursting with all the complex flavors of our Old Farmhouse Chutney. Serve it for picnics, at a buffet table or use as a festive filling for artichokes.

ingredients

• 2 cups cooked basmati, brown or white rice
• 2 cups cooked and diced chicken
• 1 tart, crisp apple, washed, peeled, cored and diced
• 1 cup thinly sliced scallions, including greens
• 1/2 cup dried currants
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 to 3 tablespoons curry powder, hot or mild
• 1/2 cup Stonewall Kitchen Old Farmhouse Chutney
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• red or green leaf lettuce
• cherry tomatoes to garnish, if desired

directions

1. Combine rice, chicken, apple, scallions, currants and sunflower seeds in a large bowl.
2. Blend together mayonnaise, yogurt, curry powder and Old Farmhouse Chutney.
3. Pour dressing over chicken and blend well.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. If desired, pack salad into a 6-cup ring mold and unmold on a lettuce-lined platter before serving.
6. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and serve.