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Leftover Turkey Salad

Published: Oct 12, 2021 by Anna 5 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

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This Leftover Turkey Salad is an easy way to turn leftovers from your roasted turkey into a delicious lunch salad. Made with chopped turkey meat, apples, onion, and creamy dressing, this salad is quick and tasty!

Turkey salad in a bowl on a board.
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  • What else can I add to the leftover turkey salad?
  • What can I use instead of mayo?
  • More recipes with leftovers:
  • Leftover Turkey Salad

Why You'll Love This Recipe

After the big turkey dinner, I am in charge of the leftovers. I chop and portion any turkey meat and know what I want to use it in. I always set aside a couple of cups of chopped roasted turkey meat (especially the breast) to make this Leftover Turkey Salad. It's super simple yet so tasty!

My family loves it for lunch with whole-grain bread or in lettuce cups. The sweetness from the apple and slightly sharp flavor from red onion complement the herby turkey meat so well. If you want to add other ingredients, just check out my list below!

This salad is just one of many delicious recipes for leftover turkey, like my turkey Tetrazzini or turkey soup with rice. Don't forget to keep the bones for a homemade turkey stock!

Ingredients:

Ingredients for turkey salad on a board.
  • leftover turkey meat
  • apple
  • red onion
  • mayo
  • lemon juice
  • dried dill
  • salt and pepper

How to make Leftover Turkey Salad?

  • Chop onion and apples.
  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
  • Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  • Chill or serve right away.

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Ingredients for turkey salad in a mixing bowl.

Serving:

Just like a classic chicken salad, this turkey salad can be used to make sandwiches, served in croissants, sliders, or in lettuce cups.

Storing leftovers:

Any leftovers should be stored in a container with a lid, in the fridge. Turkey salad will last for up to 3 days in the fridge.

What else can I add to the leftover turkey salad?

A classic salad will include celery, but I opted for sweet apples. You can add dried cranberries, pecans or walnuts, grapes, bell peppers, cucumber, etc. If you don't like red onions, which can be a little strong in flavor, use green onions. Always taste the salad and adjust seasoning or any ingredients to your preference.

What can I use instead of mayo?

If you are not a fan of mayonnaise, you can use Ranch dressing, Greek yogurt or skip it altogether and use just lemon juice and seasoning.

Sandwich with turkey salad on cutting board.

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If you like this recipe and make it, let me know in the comments below! Don't forget to rate it if you enjoyed it!

Turkey salad in a bowl on a board.

Leftover Turkey Salad

Author: Anna
This Leftover Turkey Salad is an easy way to turn leftovers from your roasted turkey into a delicious lunch salad. Made with chopped turkey meat, apples, onion, and creamy dressing, this salad is quick and tasty!
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 0 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 5 servings
Calories 276 kcal
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 cups leftover turkey meat
  • 1 cup chopped apple
  • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon dried dill
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine turkey meat, apple and onion.
    2 cups leftover turkey meat, 1 cup chopped apple, ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
  • Add mayo, lemon juice and dill. Stir everything together.
    ½ cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, ½ teaspoon dried dill
  • Taste is and season with salt and pepper.
    ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • Chill or serve right away.

Notes

  • I used gala apple but any kind will work. The sweeter, the better.
  • Any leftovers should be stored in a container with a lid, in the fridge. Turkey salad will last for up to 3 days in the fridge.
  • If you are not a fan of mayonnaise, you can use Ranch dressing, Greek yogurt or skip it altogether and use just lemon juice and seasoning.
  • Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use calorie counter you are familiar with.

Nutrition

Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 433mg | Potassium: 185mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Kim says

    December 14, 2024 at 5:52 pm

    5 stars
    I made this salad today, and it's DELICIOUS! It was so easy to prepare. Thank you for sharing.🙂

    Reply
  2. Allyssa says

    October 14, 2021 at 3:45 am

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for this amazing and really delicious leftover turkey salad recipe! It's super easy to make! Will surely have this again, Highly recommended!

    Reply
    • Anna says

      October 21, 2021 at 10:53 pm

      Yay! That's wonderful! Thank you, Allyssa!

      Reply
  3. Stephanie says

    October 14, 2021 at 12:18 am

    5 stars
    I love this recipe so much! So easy and so delicious!

    Reply
  4. Lily says

    October 13, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe was amazing, I love how you can repurpose leftover turkey from the week and make it into something incredible! I will be using this recipe over and over!!

    Reply
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