4.4 from 51 votes
Leftover Turkey Salad
This lightened-up turkey salad with celery, onion, dried cranberries and almonds is the perfect recipe to make with leftover turkey.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 283 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups chopped cooked turkey
- ½ cup diced celery about 2 stalks
- ½ cup diced red onion
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup salted and roasted almonds chopped
- ¼ cup mayonnaise I like avocado oil mayo
- ¼ cup plain greek yogurt I used full fat, but you could use low fat
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup fresh dill parsley also works
Instructions
- Add turkey into a large bowl along with celery, onion, cranberries, almonds, mayo, yogurt, lemon juice, mustard, pepper, salt and fresh dill. Toss to combine.
- Enjoy salad on top of a bed of greens, in a lettuce wrap, as a sandwich with regular bread, on crackers, in a pita or on a croissant roll. Store leftovers in an airtight covered container for 3-5 days.
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Notes
- Storage: This salad can be stored in an airtight container for 3-5 days. Sometimes later in the week, I need to mix in additional mayonnaise if it's a little dry but you can adjust to your liking!
- Nut-free: If you have a nut-allergy, pepitas (pumpkin seeds) would be an excellent option to swap out the almonds for.
- Dairy-free: To make this recipe dairy-free, you could either use a little more mayo instead of yogurt, or a coconut milk based yogurt. I haven't tried this out, so if you do use a dairy-free yogurt, please let me know in the comments how it went.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/2 cup
Calories
283kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
67mg
(22%)
Sodium
297mg
(12%)
Potassium
388mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
226IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
66mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 283
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/2 cup | |
| Calories | 283kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 67mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 297mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 388mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 226IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 66mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.