Leftover Smoked Turkey Salad
There’s nothing better than leftover smoked turkey and here’s a great way to use those holiday leftovers! Serve this savory homemade turkey salad hot or cold!
This smoked turkey salad recipes comes from a Thanksgiving dinner years ago, when we ordered a fabulous smoked turkey from Greenberg Smoked Turkey company in Tyler, Texas.
The meat was absolutely delicious, but we had a lot leftover so, I whipped up this salad and it’s been a family favorite every year!
Here’s a delicious Smoked Turkey Salad that is ready in minutes!
Ingredients
This easy recipe obviously calls for leftover smoked turkey; however, you can use smoked chicken as a substitute.
The remaining ingredients are “traditional chicken salad” ingredients: red onion, celery, red grapes and almonds. The sauce for the turkey salad is easy: mayonnaise, sour cream, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
How to make it
You can have a deliciously light salad in minutes! Shred and chop the turkey; chop onion, celery and grapes.
Make the sauce and add all ingredients; combine well and allow to rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
This salad tastes divine when reheated a bit and you can do that in the microwave (on low) or, take the chill off the salad by heating it on the stove top a few minutes.
How to get that smoked turkey flavor
If you do not have leftover smoked turkey, you can use roasted or oven-baked turkey in this recipe!
The easiest way to obtain that “smoky flavor” is to add a tablespoon (one or two, depending upon your preference) of Liquid Smoke to the sauce.
Let the meat marinate in the smoky sauce for at least 30 minutes and you have a delicious leftover smoked turkey salad!
Substitutions
This leftover smoked turkey salad recipe works great with leftover chicken. If the leftover chicken is not smoked, just add a little Liquid Smoke to the sauce.
A true, smoked turkey has a little different flavor than chicken, but either bird works well in this recipe.
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Smoked Turkey Salad
Ingredients
Sauce Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½-1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Salad Ingredients
- 1½ -2 lbs. smoked turkey or chicken (see Recipe Notes: Smoke) shredded and diced
- ½ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup chopped celery
- 14-16 chopped red grapes
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine sauce ingredients; set aside1 cup mayonnaise, ½ cup sour cream, 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar, ½-1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper
- Shred leftover smoked chicken or turkey; then dice into smaller portions1½ -2 lbs. smoked turkey or chicken (see Recipe Notes: Smoke)
- Add onion, celery, grapes and meat to sauce; combine well½ cup diced red onion, ¼ cup chopped celery, 14-16 chopped red grapes, 1½ -2 lbs. smoked turkey or chicken (see Recipe Notes: Smoke)
- Add sliced almonds; cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes¼ cup sliced almonds
- Plate and serve (see Recipe Notes: Serving)
we tried your recipe for leftover smoked turkey salad it was fantastic so delicious 🙂 Thank you for sharing my family loves it so much!