Turkey salad is good anytime. But, what to do with Thanksgiving leftover turkey? In our family, we smoke the turkey using apple wood chips in an outdoor smoker. It’s delicious and quite the family tradition for more years than I can remember. Don’t fear! If you cook the turkey in the oven, this recipe is STILL YUMMY!
One of the best parts about having turkey at Thanksgiving is the LEFTOVERS! There are endless turkey recipes. Here is one of my faves! Smoked Turkey Salad
A Few Cooking Ideas
Turkey is a versatile protein to cook.
- Bake it, poach it, saute it!
- Leftover Thanksgiving turkey has never tasted so yummy. At our house, we smoke the turkey in a large outdoor smoker to get that deep smokey flavor we love. If you don’t have an outdoor smoker, buy the turkey breast and smoke in a stove-top smoker.
- Use a variety of spices like cardamom, cumin, paprika, cayenne, or Tuscan seasonings
- Add citrus flavors such as lemon, lime, and orange.
Smoked Turkey Salad with Grapes is a quick, delicious recipe. A great option for leftover turkey, this recipe is perfect as an entree for the whole family. Other serving ideas… it is the ideal brunch recipe! 
RECIPE TIPS
- Pay attention to avoid bones or unwanted fat from the turkey
- Add grapes for natural sweetness and texture
- Red onion is a pungent yet mild onion that also adds nice color to the dish
- Chop / dice onion and celery to similar sizes for consistency
- Kefir yogurt provides probiotic qualities
- Lemon zest adds that “umph” of flavor
- Don’t over-stir the dish as it may have a mushy texture
Serving Tips
- Serve a scoop atop arugula greens
- spinach leaves
- kale leaves
- Romaine, Boston leaf, or Red Leaf lettuce leaves
- Endive “cups”
- As an appetizer, in celery “boats”
- Scoop out the seeds from 1/2 a papaya and serve in a Papaya “boat”
Nutrition:
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 319.4
Fat: 11g
Carbohydrates: 23.7g
Protein: 30.7g
Fiber:1.9g
Sodium: 956mg
This recipe is also high in vitamins B-12 and B-6, calcium, iron, and magnesium.
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