Leftover Turkey Salad is an easy and delicious way to use some of your leftover Thanksgiving turkey. It takes minutes to make and is awesome on crackers. For a more sophisticated taste, fill pita bread with lettuce, tomato, and Leftover Turkey Salad for an excellent brunch or lunch! Better yet, pair it with potato salad and cucumber dill salad for a light and refreshing dinner!
Ingredients
I used the following ingredients for the Leftover Turkey Salad: Leftover turkey (of course!), celery, sweet relish, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, sugar, and Cider vinegar.
Making the Turkey Salad
To make the Leftover Turkey Salad, I started by putting the turkey, celery, and sweet relish in my food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse-processed the mixture 8 or 10 times to produce a finer chop.
Then, I transferred the mixture to a medium-sized bowl and added the mayonnaise and mustard.
I stirred the mixture with a wooden spoon to fully incorporate the ingredients.
Finally, I added the sugar and cider vinegar and gave the mixture one last stir to make sure everything was well mixed.
I covered it and put it in the refrigerator to cool completely.
I served some of the Leftover Turkey Salad with Ritz crackers and used some of it stuffed in pita bread with lettuce and tomato.
The Master Taste Tester’s favorite was the trio of the Leftover Turkey Salad, my Southern Style Potato Salad with a Twist and Cucumber Dill Salad.
You’re in for a delicious treat, however you decide to serve it. Yum!
If you’re looking for more options for that leftover turkey, check out my Leftover Turkey Crêpes or Leftover Turkey Sliders Two Ways.
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Leftover Turkey Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups (8 ounces) leftover turkey, cut into cubes
- ½ cup celery chopped
- 3 Tablespoons sweet relish
- 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Cider vinegar
Instructions
- Add turkey, celery, and sweet relish to food processor fitted with steel blade. Pulse process 8 or 10 times to produce a finer chop.
- Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl. Add mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, sugar, and vinegar. Stir to combine.
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Serve with crackers, stuffed in pita bread, etc.
- Yield: 2 cups.
Nutrition
Rich says
How many cups of turkey?
Chula King says
Rich,
2 cups of turkey – not sure why this didn’t show up in the recipe, but I’ve made the correction. Thanks for letting me know!
Chula
Nancy Lewis says
Hey Chula. I never tried this Turkey Salad recipe before because I never had enough turkey left over. Since I had alot of turkey leftover from this Thanksgiving, I gave it a try. It is sooo good. Thanks for sharing this. I am already thinking about whom I should share this recipe with.
Chula King says
Thanks! So glad that you liked it.
Chula