Saturday, September 22, 2012

Curried Chicken Coucous Salad

Curried Chicken Couscous Salad

Chicken:
3 T Unsalted butter
3 lbs. boneless chicken cut into 1/2 inch strips
1/2 red bell pepper julienned
1/2 red onion sliced thin
1 large carrot julienned
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 granny smith apple
2 T curry
1/2 C heavy cream

Saute chicken in butter until cooked.  Remove Chicken. Saute pepper, onion, carrot and garlic. Add raisins, apple, and curry.  Add chicken, cream, salt and pepper.  Simmer for 8-10 mins.  Let cool to room temperature.

Dressing:
Stir together:
1 C plain yogurt
2 T Honey
2 T fresh orange juice

Stir together and add to chicken just before serving

Couscous:
1 C chicken broth
1 C couscous
1 T unsalted butter
1/2 tsp tumeric

Boil broth, stir in couscous butter, and tumeric.  remove from heat.  Cover and let stand 5 min.  Fluff couscous with fork.  Let cool to room temp.
Arrange chicken on couscous
Use romaine lettuce as a bed for both.