Description
A delicious and easy-to-make Turkey Salad featuring tender cooked turkey cubes mixed with a creamy dressing, crunchy celery, sweet apples, tangy cranberries, and toasted pecans. Perfect for sandwiches, wraps, or served over greens for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked turkey (½” cubes or shredded)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup diced celery (¼” dice)
- ½ cup diced apple (¼” dice, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Fuji)
- ¼ cup diced red onion (or shallots, ⅛” dice)
- ¼ cup dried cranberries (roughly chopped)
- ¼ cup chopped pecans (roughly chopped)
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey (or pure maple syrup)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
- 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary (or ½ teaspoon dried)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Mix the Salad Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the cooked turkey, mayonnaise, diced celery, apples, red onion, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, dijon mustard, honey, apple cider vinegar, chopped rosemary, kosher salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Stir together gently until all ingredients are well coated and evenly mixed. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if desired.
- To Serve: Use the turkey salad immediately as a filling for sandwiches or wraps, or serve it chilled over a bed of fresh greens for a hearty and flavorful salad option.
Notes
- Delicious leftover turkey salad tossed in a creamy sauce with crunchy bits, perfect to use in greens lettuce salads or for a hearty sandwich.
- You can swap apples for pears for a different twist or use walnuts instead of pecans.
- Adjust sweetness by varying the amount of honey or maple syrup according to taste.
- For a lighter version, substitute mayonnaise with Greek yogurt.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 215 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 317 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 42 mg
