Leftover Turkey Salad [with Cranberry Sauce!]

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.

Should you haven’t seen, it’s been all issues Thanksgiving right here on THM! As I talked about in my Cauliflower Stuffing submit, 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 attainable. 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 once I was very a lot dwelling in Canada. I can’t even let you know 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 rooster if you happen to don’t have turkey or are making this not throughout Thanksgiving.

Celery – for crunch! Don’t depart this out.

Inexperienced onions – white and light-weight inexperienced elements solely. Be at liberty to sub a 1/4 cup of chopped purple onion if that’s all you’ve gotten.

Walnuts – I like to recommend toasting them because it actually brings out the flavour.

Mayonnaise – for creaminess. You’ll be able to sub equal elements greek yogurt if you happen to don’t have mayonnaise or don’t like mayonnaise.

Cranberry sauce – bonus factors for selfmade!

Spices – paprika, salt + pepper

Lemon – only a splash lemon juice to construct out the flavour

How one can Make Turkey Cranberry Salad

This turkey cranberry salad couldn’t be simpler!

STEP 1: decide about 3 cups of meat off your turkey carcass. Chop or shred it if it comes off in larger chunks.

STEP 2: toast your walnuts on the stovetop or within the oven for 5-7 minutes at 350 levels F. (extremely really useful although non-compulsory)

STEP 3: 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!

Can you utilize rooster rather than turkey?

Completely! This turkey cranberry salad tastes scrumptious year-round, even if you happen to can’t get your arms on some turkey. Simply use the identical quantity of shredded rooster rather than turkey. And if you happen to can’t get contemporary cranberry sauce, attain for canned – simply attempt to discover one and not using a ton of sugar added!

Most significantly, take pleasure in Thanksgiving. How particular is it that we dedicate a day to displaying gratitude for the individuals we love.

How one can 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 further onion. Bonus factors if you happen to put it on a croissant – yum!

2. Lettuce wraps – no bread readily available? Simply use lettuce! Bibb lettuce works finest however you need to use no matter massive lettuce you’ve gotten readily available. Then simply decide up together with your arms to eat

3. Salad – Eat this leftover turkey salad over a mattress of lettuce and even by itself!

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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.

• Creator: Davida Lederle
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook dinner Time: 0 minutes
• Complete Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
• Class: Lunch
• Technique: Combine
• Food 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-compulsory: toasted)
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise**
• 1/3 cup cranberry sauce
• 1/8 tsp paprika
• salt and pepper, to style
• splash lemon juice

1. In a big bowl mix turkey, celery, onions and walnuts.
2. Add in mayonnaise, cranberry sauce, spices and lemon juice.
3. Serve on bread or on a salad.
4. Be aware: the flavours 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!

*Be at liberty to sub in leftover rooster.
**Greek yogurt works nice too if you happen to don’t have or like mayonnaise

Key phrases: leftover turkey salad, turkey and cranberry salad, turkey and cranberry sauce salad

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