Chipotle Turkey Salad
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I don't know about you, but our family typically roasts a turkey that provides at least twice as much meat, if not more, as we actually need for our Thanksgiving meal, leaving us with many meals to plan using turkey leftovers. Here is a quick turkey salad I whipped up today (and turned into a sandwich) that uses chipotle powder, jalapeños, and cilantro for a Southwestern touch. Chipotle is just smoked, dried jalapeños; the chili gives the turkey salad a slightly smokey, spicy kick. Great in a sandwich with avocados and sliced tomatoes.
Chipotle Turkey Salad Recipe
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You can also use canned chipotle in adobo instead of the combination presented here of chipotle powder and jalapenos. Just add to taste. Or, if you don't want the chili heat of the jalapenos, but want the smokiness, you can used smoked paprika instead of the chipotle and jalapenos.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped cooked turkey meat
- 1/4 cup chopped white or red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh or canned jalapeño chili pepper (to desired heat)
- 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro or parsley
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder (to taste)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method
1 Mix chipotle powder into mayonnaise.
2 Put turkey, onion, celery, jalapeño, cilantro into a medium sized bowl. Fold in the seasoned mayonnaise until well mixed. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Serve with avocados and sliced tomatoes, as a salad or in a sandwich. Makes enough for 2 sandwiches.
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Mmm, that looks awesome. I love chipotle with poultry. A buddy of mine had a dry rub for chicken that had a bunch in it. Man that stuff was good.