Here’s my favorite way to use leftover Thanksgiving smoked turkey—leftover smoked turkey salad. I share it as a recipe, but you can riff on the ingredients. Don’t like blue cheese? Skip it. Hardboiled eggs make a nice addition. Why not smoke the nuts while you’re at it?


Leftover Smoked Turkey Salad Recipe
2.75 from 20 votes
This salad is perfect for a light supper or even as a BBQ side dish.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
Dressing
- 3 teaspoons honey
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Salad
- 4 cups lettuce
- 2 cups cabbage, red or green
- 1 apple
- ½ cup smoked turkey meat
- 1 ½ cups crumbled blue cheese
- ⅓ cup slivered cashews, almonds, or chopped walnuts
Method
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- Make the dressing. Whisk all the ingredients together in a saucepan and warm over a low heat until the cranberries plump, about 5 minutes. Cool in the fridge.
- Make the salad. Toast the nuts in a dry frying pan over a medium heat until they are aromatic and start to darken. Do not let them burn; they can burn quickly if you walk away. Shred the lettuce and the cabbage, and core the apple, then cut it into bite-sized cubes.
- Serve. Toss the dressing with everything except the hardboiled eggs then divide the salad among four bowls. Top with the eggs and serve.
Notes
Optional. 4 hardboiled eggs, sliced with a slicer or chopped coarsely.
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