3-4 hard-boiled eggs (depending on amount of chicken used)
10-oz pouch or 12-oz can chicken breast, drained
1 small or medium apple, cored and diced, peeling optional, or a handful of dried fruit (golden raisins are good)
enough mayonnaise to stick it together, very approximately 2-3 Tbsp
1 tsp curry powder, plus to taste, optional
Mash eggs with a fork. Break up the chicken and stir in. Add apple (or other fruit), a spoonful of mayo, and a tsp of curry powder (if using). Stir together, adding more mayo if needed (this will vary greatly depending on how well you manage to drain the chicken). Add more curry powder if needed; remember that the flavor will strengthen overnight. Serve on a lettuce leaf or make into a sandwich (I recommend a seedy or cracked-grain bread).
Before using, check whether you need to add mayo or curry powder.
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I've had a few curried chicken sandwiches and liked them; so I tried to make some, using the same method as I do for tuna sandwiches, and it came out pretty good (although not as high in iron as the tuna). Also, our excellent local Food Bank hasn't always had tuna this year (I heard somewhere last spring that their demand had increased 500% with the pandemic), so I was looking for things to do with the chicken they've sometimes substituted. You could probably make this with tuna instead, why not? It's an excellent way to use up apples that are starting to lose their crispness but are still good (and have some crunch left); you don't notice the soft edges through the squishy rest of it.
This recipe should also work with chopped celery instead of the apple, but I haven't tried it that way yet. If you're eating it on boring white bread, you can try adding some chopped nuts or sunflower seeds as well (I find it a bit too crunchy on good bread, YMMV). If you don't like curry, cinnamon might be good instead, but I haven't tried that either. For a hotter curry, add a dash of cayenne pepper.
BTW, if you find that regular eggs don't really agree with you, try cage-free or even organic eggs (not if you have a full allergy, of course). I know they claim there's no difference, but those tests were probably controlled for things like diet. I'm one of several people I know who find it's worth springing for a slightly better egg; and things with eggs in them, like mayo and ice cream.
Esperanta traduko: this post is also available in Esperanto, because Dana is a language geek.
