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Thanksgiving Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Thanksgiving Turkey Lettuce Wraps
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This recipe and photos were provided by Sally Roeckell of Table and Dish and were originally published at 365Barrington.com.

This simple Thanksgiving Turkey Salad recipe has all the flavors of the holiday served in lettuce wraps to keep it low carb.

Today I’m making this recipe with leftover turkey breast, but roasted chicken can easily be used. If you haven’t recently roasted turkey you can buy a roasted turkey in the deli and ask for a large piece rather than slices. Then, you will simply cut it into cubes.

Thanksgiving Turkey Lettuce Wraps Ingredients

It’s a perfect dish for Thanksgiving leftovers. Thanksgiving is great, but the sandwich the next day is when the real party begins. These lettuce wraps have all the flavor of that sandwich: turkey mayo, cranberry, pecans, green apples, rosemary, thyme, sage and parsley. You can eat this turkey salad plain, on a sandwich or on tender pieces of butter lettuce like I did here in this recipe.

My recipe calls for pomegranate seeds as a garnish. Usually, I wouldn’t use anything as a garnish that’s not in the ingredient list. However, these sweet and sour pops of juiciness add just the right crunch and flavor to the top of this salad.

Thanksgiving Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

  • 1 pound cooked, roasted turkey breast
  • 1/2 cup celery, chopped
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and diced
  • 1 head of butter lettuce
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients (except the lettuce and pomegranate seeds) in a large bowl.
  2. Mix well to combine. Clean and arrange lettuce cups on to a serving platter and scoop 1/4 cup of salad into each.
  3. Top with pomegranate seeds to garnish. serve and enjoy.

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Thanksgiving Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Thanksgiving Turkey Lettuce Wraps

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By Heinen's Grocery Store

In 1929, Joe Heinen opened the doors of a small butcher shop on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, aiming to establish himself as the city’s purveyor of quality meats. As customers came into Heinen’s new shop for their meat purchases, they began asking him to carry groceries as well. Joe added homemade peanut butter, pickles and donuts and by 1933, business had grown enough to include a line of produce and canned goods. Heinen’s Grocery Store was born.

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