This recipe is courtesy of my cousin Donna. She made this for me once and I immediately fell in love. The mixture of flavors makes it just pop. It's healthy. It's tasty. And, it's perfect for the holidays. With the red pomegranates, it looks beautiful on a table. I've taken it several times as my contribution at a holiday potluck. It looks positively festive. Now is the time to make it because pomegranates are in season now and will be out of season shortly after the holidays end.
Pomegranate Chicken Salad
2 Pomegranates
1/2 cup golden raisins
1 pound cooked chicken breast meat, cut into 1" chunks
1/3 cup toasted almonds
1 chopped apple
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder (optional, but I use 1/2 teaspoon)
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
In a large mixing bowl, combine the pomegranate seeds, raisins, chicken, almonds, apple, celery, parsley, green onion, and curry powder.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil and vinegar. Pour into the chicken mixture, and mix well.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
If you want to save time, you can sometimes find the pomegranate already seeded in the produce section.
This recipe was originally on the POM Wonderful site. They currently have an updated version of it on this site but this was the original.
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