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Curried Turkey Salad

Our Thanksgiving dinner, like most Americans, consists of a buffet that includes too many heavy dishes. And on Thanksgiving Day, I allow myself to indulge.

However, I try to make up for that indulgence by using the leftovers to create healthier and lower calorie meals. I will make quite a bit of turkey soup and freeze it to use later on hectic evenings. I also use the leftovers in salads on the weekend following Thanksgiving.

This salad uses many traditional Thanksgiving foods, but the curry dressing gives it an exotic twist. The dressing is made using yogurt, which is much lower in fat than mayonnaise based dressings. This mollifies my guilt when I decide to enjoy some leftover pumpkin pie for breakfast! 🙂

Curried Turkey Salad

A delightfully fun way to repurpose leftover turkey.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Servings - 6 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2 cups leftover turkey cubed
  • 1 large sweet potato or yam cubed
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 small apple cut into bite size pieces
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup pecans chopped
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup plain yogurt 6 oz. container
  • 1 tsp honey or sugar
  • 1 12 tsp curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger

Instructions

  • Place cubed sweet potatoes or yams in a double boiler and steam for 8 minutes or until just fork tender. Be careful not to over cook.
  • In a large bowl, combine turkey, rice, yams, apple, celery, onions, cranberries, and pecans.
  • In a small bowl, mix together yogurt, honey, curry, and ginger.
  • Pour dressing over the salad and stir until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  • Serve on a bed of greens.