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Favorite Turkey Salad

Favorite Turkey Salad

Gregg makes the best chicken salad on this planet. When we were first married, he went to the store one weekend when I was quite sick, disappeared into the kitchen, and came out with the most amazing sandwich on toasted whole wheat bread. I've been trying to duplicate it ever since.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8 sandwiches
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Calories: 214
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2½ to 3 cups diced cooked turkey
  • ½ cup finely diced celery
  • ½ cup grapes, halved (I prefer red grapes just for the aesthetics)
  • ½ apple, chopped (no need to peel)
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons finely chopped purple onion
  • ¼ to ½ cup mayonnaise, or more, to taste
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons sweet pepper relish
  • dash southern seasoning blend, optional
  • dash fresh ground pepper
  • salt to taste (kosher or sea salt is best)

Method
 

  1. Dice the turkey, chop the vegetables, slice the grapes, cube the apple, and chop the nuts.
  2. Combine all ingredients. Start with ¼ cup mayonnaise and work your way up until you have the desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 22gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 283mgPotassium: 329mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 103IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Adding some freshly shaved tarragon makes a beautiful flavor.
Sweet pickle relish works as well as the pepper relish. Another great substitute would be to chop a couple of bread and butter pickles and use them in place of the relish.
Serve on whole wheat honey bread, toasted, with a slice of lettuce. High in selenium.

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