After Thanksgiving Salad Recipe

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After Thanksgiving Salad is a delightful and unexpected way to use leftover turkey, remarks Betty Peel of Milford, Ohio, who sent her recipe.

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After Thanksgiving Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

3-1/2 cups diced cooked turkey
4 celery ribs, sliced
4 green onions, sliced
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dill weed or dried tarragon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Lettuce leaves, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the turkey, celery, onions, pecans and red pepper. Combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper; stir into the turkey mixture. Refrigerate until serving. Serve on lettuce if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3/4 cup) equals 352 calories, 26 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 69 mg cholesterol, 281 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 25 g protein.

Originally published as After Thanksgiving Salad in Taste of Home October/November 1997, p13