Curried Turkey Salad Recipe
By
Amy Wisniewski
Difficulty: Easy |
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Makes:
4 servings
Toasty coconut bits, sweet raisins, and curried yogurt dress up leftover turkey.
This recipe was featured as part of both our Picnic Recipes and our Tailgating Recipes photo galleries.
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup whole-milk yogurt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons dried curry powder
- 2 teaspoons shallot, peeled and minced
- 2 teaspoons ginger, peeled and minced
- 2 cups cooked turkey, medium dice
- 1/2 cup small-dice sweet apple, such as Fuji
- 1/2 cup toasted unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
- Whisk together yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, curry powder, shallot, and ginger in a medium, nonreactive bowl until well combined.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir until well coated. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve.
Beverage pairing: Lustau Los Arcos Dry Amontillado, Spain. Though it’s not an obvious pairing, dry amontillado sherry from the south of Spain is a great match for curry. Its nuttiness and honey flavor (without the sweetness) just seem to merge perfectly with the earth tones of curry. Chill the wine and drink it in small quantities, as it’s fortified.
Just made it with the dried cranberries and it was awsome! But needs a little salt and fresh ground pepper :)
If you're into coconut, look into Tropical Traditions "Coconut Cream Concentrate". It packs the flavor (unlike watered-down coconut milk in-a-can), has no added sugar (unlike most coconut flakes), and it's organic. The recipe about sounds great, although I might use coconut cream concentrate in it :)
I make something similar but always use mango chutney in the dressing. I make it with regular old chicken, too, since turkey's hard to find unless it's Thanksgiving/the Holidays or you special order.
Hmm, I wonder about substituting dried cranberries for the raisins.
i will try this recipe---it sounds delicious
This reminds me of the curried turkey salad I used to get at a little deli near my office. I experimented with my own version for a while but couldn't ever quite get it. Thank you
Looks good.