Name: Traditional Turkey Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 cups turkey meat (cooked, chopped, preferably free range); 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 cup finely chopped celery (preferably organic); 3 Tbl sweet pickle relish (preferably organic); 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp finely ground pepper; 1 Tbl dried cilantro; 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Traditional Turkey Salad Recipe

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

This easy turkey salad recipe is so smooth and gourmet tasting that no one will mind that it is made with holiday leftovers. Use for sandwiches or to add a boost of protein to salads.
pastured turkey salad on a bed of salad greens

What to do with all the leftover turkey meat? I’m quite sure this question has crossed the minds of many folks as the lure of holiday leftovers fades away and the reality of the Monday morning routine comes ever closer. While I have no answers for the impending dread of getting up at 6 am after a long, relaxing, and fun-filled holiday break, I can offer a yummy recipe for turkey salad to use up all that turkey meat to pack those lunchboxes easily!

Homemade Turkey Salad

I made turkey salad sandwiches for dinner tonight, using homemade mayo. The turkey salad was served on slices of authentic sourdough sandwich bread. There is no stealthily added vital gluten unlike Ezekiel and other so-called traditional bread on the market.

I slathered organic cranberry jelly on one slice of warmed bread and turkey salad on the other. Brought together, they make what we call a Thanksgiving Day Sandwich.

The sandwich is served with a salad of organic baby greens on the side. This meal is both yummy and light on the stomach, a guarantee of a good night’s sleep afterward!

Now you know what to do with all that leftover turkey. Be sure to make turkey stock with the leftover bones too!

old fashioned turkey salad in a bowl

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Traditional Turkey Salad Recipe

Delicious and healthy recipe for turkey salad that is awesome to use after the holidays to quickly use up all the leftover turkey meat.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Servings 5 cups

Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

4 cups turkey meat cooked, chopped, preferably free range
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup finely chopped celery preferably organic
3 Tbl sweet pickle relish preferably organic
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp finely ground pepper
1 Tbl dried cilantro
1 pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a large glass bowl. Blend with a handheld blender if you like your turkey salad ultra smooth.
Freeze what you will not use in 2-3 days.

Recipe Notes

3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro may be substituted for the dried cilantro.

Homemade mayo is best for this recipe, but in a pinch, this brand of mayo is fine to use instead.

Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

Traditional Turkey Salad Recipe

Homemade Turkey Salad