This is surprisingly yummy!
I say surprisingly because I wasn’t sure how it would turn out. After my hubby smoked the turkey breast, it was a little on the dry side and not very tasty.
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After sitting in the fridge overnight, it was better, but still dry. I didn’t want to waste it so I got to searching for turkey salad recipes.
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First of all, I pulled out my Joy of Cooking. Sure enough, there was a Turkey Salad recipe in there and I had all the ingredients except curry powder. I wasn’t sure I wanted curried turkey salad anyway, so being the Queen of Substitutions, I proceeded to make my own version.
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I sliced, then chopped the smoked turkey breast into small chunks.
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I ran the turkey breast and onions through the food processor, then dumped it into a mixing bowl.
I then added mayo, honey mustard, raisins, chopped pecans, celery seed, salt and pepper. I even threw in a dash of nutmeg.
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If only I had some leafy green lettuce to put it on! I didn’t, so I proceeded to put it on some honey wheat bread and had some plain Lays potato chips to go with it. Yum!
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My daughter ate it with Ritz crackers and loved it!
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(Sorry for the poor picture quality. Time was short.)
Smoked Turkey Salad
2 cups chopped smoked turkey breast
2 tablespoons diced onion
3/4 cup mayo
2 tablespoons honey mustard
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon celery seed (or chopped celery if you have it)
dash of salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste
Mix all together in a medium size bowl. Serve on lettuce with crackers or on a toasted bun or bread.
Note: This was better the next day, so maybe chilling in the fridge first to let the flavors blend makes a difference.
* To reduce carbs, use regular or spicy mustard, remove the raisins, and if you like it a little sweeter add a small package of Splenda or sweetener of your choice.
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