This recipe is from the brand new revision of the Joy of Cooking, a book identified by the New York Public Library, along with The Great Gatsby and Gone With the Wind, as one of the most influential of the 20th century.  (A first edition is now worth about $5000.)  If you substitute low fat mayonnaise and sour cream you can, perhaps, rationalize using a heavy hand with the cashews.

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped mango chutney
2 teaspoons curry powder
salt and pepper to taste
3 cups thin strips cooked turkey meat
3 scallions, minced
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
1/2 cup coarsely chopped roasted cashews
1/3 cup dried currants 

Directions:

Whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, chutney, curry powder, and salt and pepper.  Add turkey, scallions, celery, cashews, and currants and toss to coat.  Cover and refrigerate.  Serve on bed of salad greens.  Serves 4.

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