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Thai curry chicken and grape salad

The Culinary Institute of America · 8 min video

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Ingredients
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  • 2 lb chicken breast
  • red curry paste
  • peanut oil
  • fish sauce
  • mayonnaise
Marinate the chicken breasts in red curry paste about two hours.
A Thai-flavoured chicken salad
Roast at 350 until done, about 15 minutes; rest and cool completely (can be done a day ahead).
  • whole Thai chilies
  • red curry paste
  • minced garlic
Over medium heat, cook whole Thai chilies, red curry paste and minced garlic in peanut oil.
Cooking the coconut curry base
  • green peppers
Add the green peppers and cook on medium until coloured and their moisture is released.
  • Thai basil
  • coconut milk
Add the fish sauce, coconut milk and torn Thai basil; reduce 5 to 10 minutes until thick.
  • scallions
  • soy sauce
  • fresh mint
  • fresh cilantro
  • 2 tbsp chopped Thai basil
  • Thai sweet chili paste
  • lime juice
Make the mayonnaise base with scallions, soy sauce, chopped mint, chopped cilantro, about two tablespoons chopped Thai basil, Thai sweet chili paste and lime juice.
Take the coconut base off the heat and cool completely; remove the whole chilies.
Stir the cooled coconut base into the mayonnaise base.
  • 2 cup red grapes
Add two cups of red grapes and the chicken cut into half-inch chunks.
  • cilantro and scallion
Garnish with cilantro and scallion; serve as is or in a sandwich.
Garnish and serving