Turkey Leftovers? Yeah – why not?
What to do with all that turkey? Well here’s a really NICE (and different) way to use some of it! I found this recipe and we tried it here in the Castle and it had a FIVE out of FIVE STAR RATING! I think if WE liked it, maybe YOU would too?????? Nice and cool and refreshing and a great combination of the tastes some of us experienced with our Thanksgiving dinners but in a whole different way than the usual casserole most of us come up with.
Apple Cranberry Turkey Salad
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 cups cooked shredded turkey
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup diced apple chunks
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup fresh finely diced parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
- Dinner rolls
****I know this recipe has no bacon in it – but quite honestly – it just might be an interesting little ZIP to crumble up a few slices of cooked bacon in the mix!
DIRECTIONS:
- Combine everything together in a large bowl. Stir until mixed thoroughly.
- Refrigerate for a few hours so the flavors have time to blend.
- Serve the salad on the dinner rolls. Keep refrigerated.
No doubt about it!
In the coming weeks as we approach Christmas – I’ll be sharing some Christmas recipes most of which will have bacon in them – after all, the King of Bacon should try and feature bacon – am I right?
Well, THAT is a lovely way to have the leftovers! And good to use yogurt to cut the mayo quantity, a great idea. If only we had leftover turkey! This year mama and papa had confit of duck, and there are no leftovers of that, believe you me. But I think we can do this with chicken, too, although mama LOVED having turkey soup afterwards….
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Confit of duck – yum…..and I should imagine this delicious salad (which Mom and Dad had for dinner last night!) would work just as nicely with chicken!! Mom has turkey soup on the agenda for Sunday dinner. WE LOVE LEFTOVERS!!!!!!
Hugs, Teddy
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That sounds delicious. We very rarely have turkey so I would use chicken too
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Teddy … I say this is a wonderful combination of flavors!
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Mom can vouch for it too – she made this last night and Dad gave a thumbs up!
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🙂
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Teddy, I may have just enough turkey to try this!
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Mom said the same thing but she DID have enough and it is REALLY delicious! She had a BIG sammich with it last night and there’s enough for another “round”.
Hugs, Teddy
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That sounds delicious!
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It TOTALLY is!
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Our leftovers are no longer left over after last night! Just enough potatoes for potato cakes tomorrow morning. Love the idea these little sandwiches are eaten on dinner rolls. We didn’t have turkey but this recipe would be delicious using a rotisserie chicken when we are hungry for chicken salad (one of us does not like turkey… what’s with that?) and that happens pretty often. I would for sure crumble some bacon and add it.
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YEP you’re right – this is just as tasty with chicken……….ONE OF US should try it! HAHAHAHAHA
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That is a delicious mixture. I don’t eat turkey, but I could add tuna to this. I love cranberry and pecans:)
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Gosh I bet that would be GREAT with tuna!
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I make something similar with chicken. When I don’t have cranberries (which is most of the year), I’ll add grapes cut in half or any other dried fruit. It gives it that slight touch of sweet but not too much.
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I seem to always have dried cranberries in my pantry – I make biscotti every other week and cranberry is the #1 choice by hubby as an addition!!
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That looks tasty and I do think some crumbled bacon would be a nice addition. Have a great day! XO
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Mom always puts cranberries and apples into my (her) chicken salad, so this makes sense. And of course, bacon makes everything better! So yeah. Two paws up!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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YUMMY IN YOUR TUMMY right Cupcake?
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We might just have to try that, really soon….like tonight!
It sounds delightful and yummy! And a bonus, we have everything here already!
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Oh how can I describe how luscious this is………….it’s OUT OF THIS WORLD DELISH!!!!!!!
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We made it for our supper last night…and yes it was very delicious! Instead of on buns, we put it on a bed of spring mix:)
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Glad you enjoyed it! Mom finished the turkey salad off last night…..we have a LITTLE bit of turkey left – Mom might make the salad again. LOL
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Leftovers…the second best part of Thanksgiving!
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You’re right! Leftovers from Thanksgiving are the GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING! 🙂
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Sounds good. We have leftovers. Made more cause my son had the day off. Have a great weekend.
Sue
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Teddy this is a winner. We had a chicken this year but Dad has made a lot of after-TG turkey salad and he will remember this recipe
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Just as good with chicken but this was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good with cranberries, pecans and celery…..holy moly!
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Oh my CATS! The Can Opener of going to try it today ! And you know, you can always add bacon bits to the top of it!
Since you love bacon-(who doesn’t)- see my post about Thanksgiving- my humans used a video recipe (link in my post) by Chef Gordon Ramsay and it doesn’t say anything about bacon in the title- but the Turkey is roasted with bacon- SOOOOOO GOOD!
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I’ve wondered about those bacon roasted turkeys – I bet it does add a lot of “goodness” ! The turkey salad recipe is – well – INCREDIBLE. Enjoy!
Hugs, Teddy
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Thank you- I will!
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That sure sounds totally yummy Teddy!
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Yum! My human says this sounds really awesome!
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It really is……and Mom made a nice big batch so there’s MORE for today!
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This looks really good. But our peeps polished off all the leftover turkey!
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WOW! We have enough for a turkey pot pie which I think Mom will be making today……..
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Sounds yummy. A little bacon couldn’t hurt!!!
The Florida Furkids
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Yep – we all know a little bacon never hurt ANY recipe! 🙂
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Yummy 😋 We have plenty of leftovers to work with. Thanks for the recipe.
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I can’t tell you how delicious this is……..don’t know why I hadn’t tried something like this before!!
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That sandwich looks and sounds delicious, and YES, some bacon sprinkled on top would be like the cherry on top:)
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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It was….let’s face it – EVERYTHING is better with a little bacon! 🙂 🙂
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Those last bits of turkey no one wants because they are tired of it could use some refreshing by now, and this sounds quite refreshing.
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It is THE BEST turkey salad I’ve ever made!
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I can assure you there are never any (burp) turkey leftovers around here…
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I hear ya……I was surprised WE had any but we did and it’s just about GONE now…….(sadly)
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MMMM this soundss purrty tasty an a bit o’ bacon wuud bee furabuluss with THE turkey!!!
**purrss** BellaDharma
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