Ah yes...it's that time of year again...Thanksgiving! Let the gluttony begin!
We did a pre-Thanksgiving meal this past weekend and now have a fair bit of leftover turkey. If you are still in the market for how to cook that Thanksgiving bird, may I suggest:
http://www.anymonkeycan.com/2011/11/braised-turkey-3-banana-level.html
It's made 3 straight Thanksgivings for me! Did I mention the Leftover Turkey soup that you can make?
http://www.anymonkeycan.com/2011/11/turkey-lentil-rice-soup-2-banana.html
Ok, enough with the self promotion. I recently saw a presentation about The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine (http://tmedweb.tulane.edu/mu/teachingkitchen/). Pretty cool stuff! The med school at Tulane offers this as an elective to med students. The med students end up teaching healthier cooking to the community. The concept is to see if making some minor modifications will improve health & decrease the impact of chronic diseases. Basically using food as medicine as opposed to lots of pills for medicine. Like I said, pretty cool stuff.
This "Leftover Turkey Salad" is based off of the Chicken Salad Recipe from the Goldring Center.
Today, 'this monkey' will show you what you can do with some of your leftover turkey & celery!
WHAT YOU NEED:
3 c. COOKED Leftover Turkey - diced
1 T Mayo (optional)
1/2 c Plain Yogurt (I used Greek)
1 T Dijon Mustard
2 T Apple Cider Vinegar
2 Celery Stalks - diced
1/2 c Pecans - chopped
1 Gala Apple - finely diced
4 T Craisins
Kosher Salt to Taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper to Taste
WHAT ELSE YOU NEED:
Chef's Knife
Cutting Board
Medium Bowl
Mixing Spoon
WHAT YOU DO:
1. Mix the Mayo, Yogurt, Mustard, Apple Cider Vinegar, Salt & Pepper in the bowl until well blended.
2. Add the Diced Celery, Chopped Pecans, Diced Apple, & Craisins to #1 & stir until well incorporated.
3. Add the Diced Turkey to the above & stir well.
4. Make a sandwich & enjoy!
This was a breeze to make & is pretty good! Not quite as good as using mayo, but pretty close. I optioned out of the mayo, but will probably add just a bit next go 'round.
Here's hoping to a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Until next time...your favorite neighborweb monkey!
