Best Curry Dressing Recipes

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD IN CREAMY CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large kettle of boiling salted water cook the pasta for 10 minutes, or until it is tender, refresh it in a colander under cold water, and drain it well. In a large bowl combine the pasta, the chicken, the tomatoes, the scallions, and the basil.
• Make the dressing:
• In a skillet cook the garlic and the gingerroot in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until the garlic is softened, add the cream, and cook the mixture, whisking, until it is thickened slightly. Whisk in the vinegar, the curry powder, the red pepper flakes, and the chutney.
• Add the dressing to the pasta mixture, tossing the salad to combine it well, and season the salad with salt and pepper.

CURRY VINAIGRETTE DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir curry powder into olive oil in a bowl until fully dissolved. Add balsamic vinegar, onion, brown sugar, garlic, and salt; stir until evenly mixed. Refrigerate for flavors to blend, 8 hours to overnight.

SPINACH SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• On two salad plates, arrange the spinach, orange segments, onion and blueberries. Sprinkle with pecans. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salads.

CHICKEN, WALNUT, AND RED GRAPE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir curry powder in small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Transfer to medium bowl. Add light mayonnaise, yogurt, mango chutney, minced ginger, and grated orange peel. Whisk to blend. Stir in chicken, grapes, green onions, and chopped walnuts. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Place lettuce leaf on each of 4 plates. Divide salad among leaves. Garnish each plate with grape cluster.

QUINOA-AND-APPLE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread almonds on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven until lightly toasted and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Let cool; coarsely chop nuts.
• Rinse quinoa thoroughly in a fine sieve; drain. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add quinoa; return to a boil. Stir quinoa; cover, and reduce heat. Simmer until quinoa is tender but still chewy, about 15 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork; let cool.
• Whisk together honey, shallot, curry powder, salt, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Season with pepper. Whisking constantly, pour in oil in a slow, steady stream; whisk until dressing is emulsified. Add quinoa, currants, apple, mint, and nuts; toss well. Garnish with mint.

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD IN CREAMY CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the pasta, chicken, tomatoes, scallions, and basil. Set aside.
• In a skillet, melt the butter over low heat. Add the garlic and ginger and cook until the garlic is softened.
• Add the cream and cook the mixture, whisking until slightly thickened.
• Whisk in the vinegar, curry powder, red pepper flakes, and chutney.
• Add the dressing to the pasta mixture, tossing to combine well.
• Season with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN, WALNUT AND RED GRAPE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir curry powder in a small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add mayonnaise, yogurt, chutney, ginger and orange peel. Whisk to blend. Stir in chicken, grapes, green onions, and walnuts. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place one lettuce leaf on each of 4 plates. Top each lettuce leaf with salad. Garnish each plate with grape clusters.

WILD RICE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Add the chicken broth, rice and seasoning packet to a saucepan. Let come to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20-25 minutes or until liquid has evaporated and rice is soft.
• Soak raisins in 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes, then drain.
• To toast pecans, arrange them in a shallow baking tray and cook for 10 to 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven, checking after 8 minutes.
• Once the rice is ready, transfer it to your serving bowl, add the green onions, raisins, pecans, and beans, and stir gently.
• To prepare Curry dressing add mayonnaise, curry powder, honey, apple cider vinegar, ground red pepper, prepared Dijon mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl & stir thoroughly.
• Serve with a dollop of Curry dressing on a bed of lettuce leaves.

SPINACH SALAD WITH BERRIES AND CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Wash and dry spinach. Whip together dressing ingredients. Add to spinach and toss lightly. Add berries, onion and pecans. Toss lightly and serve.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH CREAMY CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat the oil over moderate heat and add the onions.
• Cook until softened, then remove from heat.
• If the apricot jam and the mango chutney contain chunks of fruit, chop these up small.
• Add the tomato ketchup, apricot jam and mango chutney to the onions, but do not cook.
• When this mixture is cool, fold it into the mayonnaise.
• Lightly whip the cream, and fold through as well.
• On a large serving dish, spread some of the creamy curry dressing over the base.
• Arrange the chicken fillets over the dressing.
• Spoon remaining dressing over the chicken, enough to coat each portion.
• Chill for several hours to allow flavors to blend.
• Just before serving, surround the chicken with the fruit of your choice.
• Garnish with sprigs of cilantro.
• Hand nuts around separately for each person to sprinkle on their own portion.

HARVEST SALAD WITH LIME-CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first six ingredients until blended. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour to allow flavors to blend., In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat; serve immediately.

MAMA VI'S SPINACH SALAD WITH CURRY AND CHUTNEY DRESSING

Steps:

• Make salad dressing with first seven ingredients, blending to make the salad dressing in a food processor. Set dressing aside, cover and chill in the refrigerator for later use.
• Prepare the vegetables by tearing the fresh spinach leaves into bite sized pieces.
• Dice the apple into bite size pieces.
• Dice the green onions.
• Measure out raisins and peanuts.
• In a large salad serving bowl, place torn fresh spinach (on bottom), apple bits, raisins, peanuts and diced green onion.
• Dress the salad veggies pouring over them the desired amount of dressing you find appropriate to start with, and lightly toss to coat the salad.
• Serve immediately. Salad wilts and gets soggy if not eaten right away, when prepared.

COLD CHICKEN SALAD WITH EXOTIC CURRY AND CHUTNEY DRESSING

Steps:

• For best results, please use Major Grey mild mango chutney with ginger and McCormick red curry powder.
• Cook and cool chicken, cut in 1/2 inch dice. Drain water chestnuts pat dry and quarter. Cut celery in half the long way and dice about 1/4 inch. Thinly slice green onions, white and green parts. Drain pineapple, pat dry and quarter each chunk. Toast walnuts and chop coarsely.
• Combine all salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir gently with a large rubber spatula, In a separate small bowl, combine chutney, sour cream, mayonnaise and curry powder. Blend well. Add about half of the dressing to the salad ingredients and stir gently with a large rubber spatula. Add additional dressing to taste, but don't overwhelm the salad with dressing. Save any remaining dressing in the refrigerator. Turn the salad into a clean serving bowl and cover. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours until very cold.

CURRY-YOGURT DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add ginger, onion, and garlic, and cook, stirring often, until softened and beginning to turn translucent, about 9 minutes.
• Meanwhile, process cumin, coriander, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, and allspice in a spice grinder until finely ground. Place in a food processor, and add onion mixture, turmeric, yogurt, salt, lemon juice, and sugar; process until smooth.

BEET AND CARROT SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING AND PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss pistachios and 1 tsp. oil on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt. Roast, tossing once, until pistachios are golden brown, 5-7 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop.
• Meanwhile, bring curry powder and remaining 1/2 cup oil to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, swirling occasionally. Let cool.
• Blend garlic, vinegar, and mustard in a blender, then, with motor running, stream in curry oil. Blend until dressing is very smooth and thick; season with salt.
• Toss beets and half of dressing in a medium bowl; season with salt. Let sit until beets soften slightly, 8-10 minutes.
• Add carrots and remaining dressing and toss to combine; season with salt and lemon juice. Serve topped with pistachios.
• Do Ahead
• Curry dressing can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.

WARM CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Place the mustard, curry powder, vinegar and scallions in a saucepan. Blend well over low heat with a wire whisk. Add the oil, blending well. Remove from the heat and add salt, pepper and basil. Keep warm.

QUINOA SALAD WITH MANGOES AND CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring 3 cups of water to boil in a saucepan, then add the quinoa and salt. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender (about 12-15 minutes). Drain.
• Peel and dice the mangoes into 1/2" squares.
• Toss the completely cooled quinoa with the mangoes, chile, scallions, and curry vinaigrette (directions follow).
• Chop the almonds and add them last so they stay crisp.
• For the Curry Vinaigrette: Pound or mince the garlic and salt in a mortar until smooth, or put the garlic through a press. Place these into a small bowl and add the yogurt and curry. Stir in the lemon juice, and then whisk in the oil until the texture is thick and creamy. Let stand 15 minutes, then stir in the cilantro. Taste for tartness and salt and adjust if needed.

WARM MILLET, CARROT AND KALE SALAD WITH CURRY-SCENTED DRESSING

Steps:

• Separate the kale into two unequal bunches, with about two thirds in one bunch. Wash and dry the smaller bunch, roll the leaves in paper towels and set aside. Blanch the rest in a pot of boiling salted water for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the pot with a slotted spoon or skimmer, transfer to a bowl of cold water, drain and squeeze out excess water. Cut the squeezed bunch of kale crosswise into thin slices and set aside. Measure out 2 cups of the blanching water.
• Heat 2 teaspoons of oil over medium-high heat in a heavy 2- or 3-quart saucepan. Add the millet and toast, stirring, until it begins to smell fragrant and toasty, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the 2 cups of kale water. If not using the kale water add 2 cups water and salt to taste, and bring back to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer 25 to 30 minutes, until the liquid in the saucepan has evaporated and the grains are fluffy. Turn off the heat, place a clean dish towel over the pot and return the lid. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes, then transfer the cooked millet to a baking sheet or a shallow pan and spread out in an even layer to cool. This helps prevent clumping.
• Meanwhile, make crispy kale with the remaining kale. Heat the oven to 300 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Make sure that your kale leaves are dry. Tear them into medium-size pieces and toss with the olive oil. Gently knead the leaves between your thumbs and fingers to make sure they are coated with oil. Place in an even layer on the baking sheets. Do this in batches if necessary. Place in the oven and roast for 22 to 25 minutes, until the leaves are crisp but not browned. If some of the leaves crisp before others, remove them to a bowl or sheet pan and return the remaining kale to the oven. Watch closely as once the kale browns it will taste bitter. Once the kale is crisp, season to taste with salt. Allow to cool.
• Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl or measuring cup, then transfer to a wide skillet. Add the millet, blanched kale, carrots, and nigella seeds and heat everything together over medium heat, stirring to combine well, until sizzling. Stir in the cilantro just before serving. Serve with the crispy kale crumbled over the top.

CURRY DRESSING FOR RICE OR POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk dressing ingredients together and set aside. If you can leave it to stand for at least 1/2 an hour the flavours will come together better.
• For the rice salad (use basmati or jasmine cooked rice, about 3-4 cups)I brown a chopped onion and half a chopped red or yellow capsicum. Then I add other veges of choice e.g. precooked carrot, corn, peas, beans etc. Pour dressing over about 15 mins before serving.
• For the potato salad I use pre cooked large chunks of potato (about 6 medium size potatoes), the browned onion and capsicum and beans, but also add chopped hard boiled eggs.
• Both salads are much nicer if served warm, but not hot.

CHICKEN, WALNUT & GRAPE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Stir curry powder in a small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a medium bowl and add mayo, yogurt, chutney, ginger, and orange peel. Whisk to blend.
• 2. Stir in chicken, grapes, green onions, and walnuts. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper.
• 3. Place one lettuce leaf on each of 4 plates. Top each lettuce leaf with salad and garnish each plate with grape clusters.