The flavors of autumn are the best, right?
Well wait until you try this healthy Autumn Spiced Turkey Salad recipe!
This savory and sweet creamy salad is what fall lunch dreams are made of.
If you haven’t celebrated Thanksgiving of Christmas yet, you can substitute shredded chicken in this recipe when you don’t have leftover turkey in the fridge.
It’s just as yummy!
This unique salad recipe combines all the flavors of fall. The apples and dried cranberries are sweet and tart, and the cinnamon and nutmeg add an unexpected layer of flavor that is so comforting this time of year. 
Ingredients:
- 2 cups leftover turkey meat
- 1 small apple
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1 stick celery
- 1 carrot
- 1/4 cup onion
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Serve Salad With Dippers Like:
- crackers, vegetables (bell pepper, carrots, celery, and cucumber), or on bread as a sandwich
This salad is perfect right after Thanksgiving and Christmas when you have leftover turkey.
It’s always fun to get creative and rollover food into new recipes, right?
Serve this gluten free salad in between two pieces of bread, on a salad of greens, in a tortilla wrap, or as a dip with crackers and vegetable dippers.
If you want to take this salad to the next level use smoked turkey meat. Oh. My. Gosh. YUM!
Most years my husband smokes a turkey in his smoker for Thanksgiving and if we are lucky Christmas Day too.
Just when I thought this salad could not get any better…it did!
There is nothing quite like the taste of smoked turkey and it is DIVINE in this Autumn Spiced Turkey Salad.
If you need to make this salad dairy free, use plain almond milk yogurt or mayonnaise in place of plain Greek yogurt. Using plain Greek yogurt is the lowest calorie option if you’re counting though!
By the way, this salad really is delicious all year. When is turkey, cinnamon, and “salad” ever a bad thing?! Enjoy!
What is your favorite way to use leftover turkey?
Autumn Spiced Turkey Salad
Equipment
- bowl
- knife
- cutting board
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover turkey meat, shredded or chopped (chicken can be substituted)
- 1 small apple diced
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1 stick celery diced
- 1 carrot shredded
- 1/4 cup onion diced
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt or mayo or plain almond milk yogurt
- 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Chop all the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
- Mix all ingredients together in a medium sized bowl.
- Eat alone, on a spinach salad, a wrap, sandwich, or with vegetables. Enjoy!
I don’t have any leftover turkey but I made this with rotisserie chicken and green onions instead of red because it’s what I had. It’s delicious and light. And even my 3 year old boy loves it so that’s a win for me!
That’s awesome, Amanda! I love how you made this recipe your own. Thanks for your sweet comment. Happy Eating! 🙂
YUM! I’ll be making this for sure! We eat turkey often, and since it’s just my husband and self, we ALWAYS have leftovers!
Aren’t leftovers the best?! Especially, turkey! Thanks for stopping by, Heidi 🙂
Love this recipe for thanksgiving leftovers!
Thanks
Michelle
You are SO welcome, Michelle! I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving so we have leftover turkey for this salad. However, when I.just.can’t.wait.any.longer for leftover turkey I break down and buy a rotisserie chicken. Ha!
Sounds like a great recipe to save for the near future! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty