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Unsure what to do with all of these Thanksgiving leftovers? Repurpose them on this Leftover Turkey and Cranberry Sauce Salad! It’s scrumptious and a wholesome different for the times after Thanksgiving leaving no meals to go to waste.
If you happen to haven’t observed, it’s been all issues Thanksgiving right here on THM! As I talked about in my Cauliflower Stuffing put up, I’m a full-fledged Canadian (okay half Canadian) who’s obsessive about all issues US Thanksgiving. So I’m very a lot going to attract the method out for so long as potential. I additionally simply love that there’s one thing in between Halloween and Christmas as a result of in Canada Michael Bublé’s Christmas album comes out full swing on November 1st.
It’s additionally been enjoyable to revisit some basic recipes round right here. This turkey and cranberry sauce salad recipe was initially posted in November of 2014 after I was very a lot residing in Canada. I can’t even inform you how difficult it was to search out turkey and cranberry sauce off season. However I made do. Fortunately issues have been a lot simpler this go-around and we fortunately loved this salad for lunches all week.
What You Want for Leftover Turkey Salad
- Leftover Turkey – be happy to sub leftover hen for those who don’t have turkey or are making this not throughout Thanksgiving.
- Celery – for crunch! Don’t go away this out.
- Inexperienced onions – white and light-weight inexperienced components solely. Be happy to sub a 1/4 cup of chopped pink onion if that’s all you may have.
- Walnuts – I like to recommend toasting them because it actually brings out the flavour.
- Mayonnaise – for creaminess. You possibly can sub equal components greek yogurt for those who don’t have mayonnaise or don’t like mayonnaise.
- Cranberry sauce – bonus factors for do-it-yourself!
- Spices – paprika, salt + pepper
- Lemon – only a splash lemon juice to construct out the flavour
The way to Make Turkey Cranberry Salad
This turkey cranberry salad couldn’t be simpler!
STEP 1: SHRED TURKEY
choose about 3 cups of meat off your turkey carcass. Chop or shred it if it comes off in greater chunks.
STEP 2: TOAST WALNUTS (OPTIONAL)
toast your walnuts on the stovetop or within the oven for 5-7 minutes at 350 levels F. (extremely really helpful although non-obligatory)
STEP 3: MIX TURKEY SALAD
combine your turkey, walnuts, celery and onion. prime with mayonnaise, cranberry sauce and lemon juice.
STEP 5: SERVE!
This tastes nice on bread, a lettuce wrap or simply by itself!
The way to Serve Leftover Turkey Salad
1. Sandwich – Simply scoop about 1 cup of this turkey salad onto your favourite bread. Possibility so as to add lettuce or additional onion. Bonus factors for those who put it on a croissant – yum!
2. Lettuce wraps – no bread readily available? Simply use lettuce! Bibb lettuce works finest however you should use no matter giant lettuce you may have readily available. Then simply choose up together with your fingers to eat
3. Salad – Eat this leftover turkey salad over a mattress of lettuce and even by itself!
–>FAQs
Completely! This turkey cranberry salad tastes scrumptious year-round, even for those who can’t get your fingers on some turkey. Simply use the identical quantity of shredded hen instead of turkey. And for those who can’t get recent cranberry sauce, attain for canned – simply attempt to discover one with no ton of sugar added!
If you happen to don’t have or don’t like mayonnaise you’ll be able to simply change it with plain Greek yogurt or an avocado mayo.
As you’ll be able to see from the images your turkey cranberry salad might have a pinkish hue. That’s simply what occurs while you combine it with cranberry sauce. It nonetheless tastes scrumptious.
Storage Directions
Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days.
Extra Thanksgiving Recipes:
Leftover Turkey and Cranberry Sauce Salad
Unsure what to do with all of these Thanksgiving leftovers? Repurpose them on this Leftover Turkey and Cranberry Sauce Salad! It’s scrumptious and a wholesome different for the times after Thanksgiving leaving no meals to go to waste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Prepare dinner Time: 0 minutes
- Complete Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
- Class: Lunch
- Methodology: Combine
- Weight-reduction plan: Gluten Free
- 3 cups leftover cooked turkey, shredded
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 inexperienced onions, chopped (whites and light-weight inexperienced solely)
- 1/3 cup walnuts (non-obligatory: toasted)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup cranberry sauce
- 1/8 tsp paprika
- salt and pepper, to style
- splash lemon juice
- In a big bowl mix turkey, celery, onions and walnuts.
- Add in mayonnaise, cranberry sauce, spices and lemon juice.
- Serve on bread or on a salad.
- Notice: the flavors get even higher because it sits so I like to recommend making this within the morning and letting it sit for a number of hours, but when not it’s nonetheless delish.
