Pink Peppercorn & Curry Leaf Chicken Salad

You can use normal finely ground black pepper in this recipe if you choose, however, the chicken salad will not have same the flavor, pink peppercorns are way more subtle than black peppercorns. If you don’t have dried curry leaves for the chicken, you can replace them with four dried bay leaves. It’s not exactly the same flavor, however, it is similar. Allowing the chicken to rest before chopping or shredding it, helps to ensure that the chicken will not immediately absorb all of the mayonnaise and apple cider vinegar. This chicken salad recipe with apples is not drenched with mayonnaise, it’s meant to be very light and refreshing. Add 1/2-cup of roughly chopped pecans to the chicken salad. Serve on a sandwich with Havarti or White Cheddar cheese slices. Try replacing the apples in this recipe with pears. Recipe courtesy of Colleen Delawder, author of Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Blog. You can find more of her delicious recipes at: http://faithhopeloveandlucksurvivedespiteawhiskeredaccomplice.com/