I received this recipe from one of my girlfriends, who always seems to be on a diet for the first six months of the year. I can’t quite understand it since she looks exactly the same year-round. Go figure.
Anyway, we went to a baby shower last May (during her dieting season) and she brought this really, really tasty appetizer that everyone just raved about. Although she makes her own chutney (and so can you if you're really into canning), this recipe is fantastic with a jar of mango chutney right from your grocer’s shelf. I hope you will enjoy this much simpler version!
Chicken-Mango-Chutney Cucumber Cups (about 60 bite-sized cups)
Your Ingredients:
3 cups cooked skinless and boneless chicken breast (finely chopped)
1/2 cup unpeeled apple (like Gala, Fuji or Braeburn) (washed and finely chopped)
1/2 cup chopped peanuts (no skins)
1 cup mango chutney (chopped)
6 medium seedless cucumbers (they’re called English cucumbers)
bib lettuce leaves
red and green unpeeled apple slices, washed (dip in lemon juice to keep them from oxidizing)
MIX all of the ingredients (EXCEPT the cucumbers, lettuce leaves and apple slices) in a large bowl.
WASH the cucumbers and cut the ends off.
TAKE a dinner fork and draw the tines of the fork lengthwise through the cucumber peel to score.
CUT each cucumber into 3/4" thick slices.
Anyway, we went to a baby shower last May (during her dieting season) and she brought this really, really tasty appetizer that everyone just raved about. Although she makes her own chutney (and so can you if you're really into canning), this recipe is fantastic with a jar of mango chutney right from your grocer’s shelf. I hope you will enjoy this much simpler version!
Chicken-Mango-Chutney Cucumber Cups (about 60 bite-sized cups)
Your Ingredients:
3 cups cooked skinless and boneless chicken breast (finely chopped)
1/2 cup unpeeled apple (like Gala, Fuji or Braeburn) (washed and finely chopped)
1/2 cup chopped peanuts (no skins)
1 cup mango chutney (chopped)
6 medium seedless cucumbers (they’re called English cucumbers)
bib lettuce leaves
red and green unpeeled apple slices, washed (dip in lemon juice to keep them from oxidizing)
MIX all of the ingredients (EXCEPT the cucumbers, lettuce leaves and apple slices) in a large bowl.
WASH the cucumbers and cut the ends off.
TAKE a dinner fork and draw the tines of the fork lengthwise through the cucumber peel to score.
CUT each cucumber into 3/4" thick slices.
USING a melon baller, scoop out the center portion of each slice but DO NOT go through the bottom because you are making little cups. (I usually eat the “scoop-outs” as I go along but it isn’t a requirement) You can discard yours if you like.
FILL each little cup with your chicken-mango-chutney mixture.
PLACE bib lettuce on a white serving platter and arrange cups with apple slices interspersed.
KEEP chilled until guests arrive. I guarantee they won’t last long!
Always Enjoy!
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