While a turkey and stuffing sandwich is always a good shout, sometimes after a big Thanksgiving meal you fancy something a bit lighter. Did you know that we share our chefs with our sister restaurant Suesey Street? They’ve put their collective heads together and kindly shared their top leftover turkey salad recipe that you can try at home, without compromising on any flavour!
Leftover Roast Turkey Salad
Back away from the bread!
What You Need
350g Leftover Cooked Roast Turkey
16 x Red Grapes
2 x Celery sticks
1 x Green Apple
3 x Heads of Baby Gem Lettuce
1 x Chopped Shallot
1 x Garlic Clove
Juice of 1 Lemon
3 Sprigs of Thyme
1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
1 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
2 x Egg Yolks
300 ml Sunflower Oil
1 x Walnut
How To Make It
Roughly shred or slice leftover turkey, grapes, celery, apple and lettuce.
In a food processor, blitz the shallot, garlic, lemon juice, thyme, Dijon mustard, white wine vinegar and egg yolks until they become a thick consistency.
Slowly add sunflower oil to the mixture, constantly blitzing.
Season with salt and pepper.
Toss chopped ingredients with dressing and serve with grated walnut on top.
Dig in and enjoy!
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