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Turkey, cranberry & walnut lettuce wraps
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Easy and quick15 Minute Solution For What To Do With Leftover Turkey
This recipe is the perfect thing for using up leftover Thanksgiving turkey, particularly if you are on a gluten-free or paleo diet. It makes a great lunch, afternoon snack or appetizer. I like to garnish with fresh seasonal fruit. In this case I used fuyu persimmons and grapes.
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Variations
You can use chicken instead of turkey, dried cherries or apricots instead of cranberries. You can add grapes and play with the herbs. Mint or basil would be nice.
Turkey, cranberry & walnut lettuce wraps
A 15-minute solution to what do with your leftover Thanksgiving turkey. This is a nice alternative to the turkey sandwich, particularly if you are on a gluten-free or paleo diet.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 t stone ground mustard
- 1 t fresh thyme, finely chopped
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
For the salad:
- 2 cups turkey, chopped into 1/2” or smaller pieces
- 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped
- 1 head butter lettuce leaves, washed and dried
- 1 head red endive leaves, washed and dried
- Grapes
- Fuju persimmons
Instructions
For the dressing:
- Mix mayonnaise, mustard and thyme together. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
For the filling:
- In a medium bowl mix turkey, celery, walnuts and cranberries. Add dressing and mix to combine.
- Fill the lettuce leaves with the turkey salad. Garnish with grapes and persimmons.
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Love your recipe! I’m adding to my paleo Thanksgiving recipe round-up post on gheewhizz.com! Look for it on Wednesday!
Thank you so much Sharon. I really like what you are doing at Gheewhizz. Great paleo recipes!