Leftover Turkey Recipes
by: Elizabeth Martin
Roast turkey is a great family favorite, especially
at Thanksgiving and Christmas. But after the feast,
comes the question – how to use the leftovers? Here
are five ways to make the most of your festive bird.
Leftover
turkey sandwich recipes
Use thick
slices of turkey breast and add a little of
the dark meat for flavor. Use different
breads, like ciabatta rolls, baguettes,
whole meal bread, or toasted white bread.
Add other
ingredients, such as:
salad leaves
like lettuce or spinach
sliced avocado
cherry
tomatoes or thinly sliced beetroot
wafer-thin
cooked ham
crumbled
crispy bacon
sliced
hard-boiled egg
soft cheeses,
like Brie or Camembert
Give it flavor
with mustard, cranberry sauce, leftover
turkey stuffing, pickles, mayonnaise, sliced
gherkins, or radishes.
Leftover
turkey salad recipes Use both white and dark
meat. Cube or shred the leftover turkey.
Toss with
toasted almonds, thin slices of fresh mango
and soft salad leaves. Dress with a light
vinaigrette.
Mix with cubed
avocado, slivered yellow and red pepper,
sweet corn and halved cherry tomatoes. Dress
with olive oil, whisked with lime juice and
chilli.
Stir shredded
turkey breast meat through cooled cooked
thin rice noodles. Add shredded lettuce,
matchstick slices of carrot and cucumber,
and dress with a well-blended mixture of 2
parts light soy sauce to 1 part sweet chili
sauce.
Leftover
turkey soup recipes
Add diced
turkey to a basic vegetable soup recipe. Try
it with celery and apple, in a chowder with
sweet corn, or as part of a spicy oriental
soup, with noodles and shredded leaves.
Liven up
turkey soup with herbs and spices. Try thyme
and oregano, ground coriander, smoked
paprika.
Leftover
turkey and pasta recipes
Mix diced
turkey into tomato and sweet pepper sauce
and serve with rice or pasta.
Stir pesto
through chopped leftover turkey for an
instant pasta sauce.
Leftover
turkey curry recipes Turkey makes a great
curry. Soften a chopped onion, add cubed
turkey and curry paste. Cook for a few
minutes, add liquid made with creamed
coconut grated into boiling water, or use
canned coconut milk. Stir well, simmer until
turkey is heated thought. Serve with rice
and Nan bread.
