Turkey Salad Sliders

We have always been partial to chicken salad sandwiches. This is a version made with leftover turkey, and the dried cranberries are a terrific addition: bright red, sweet nuggets of flavor.

Chopped celery adds crunch, mayonnaise brings the filling together, and a little onion seasoning gives it flavor. It’s an easy way to turn leftover turkey into something different without cooking another meal.

Put it between slices of good homemade bread, or spoon it into a pita or croissant.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked turkey, chopped
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon onion salt, or less to taste
• ½ cup celery, chopped
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• Sliced bread or pita, for serving

Directions

• Combine the turkey, mayonnaise, celery, dried cranberries, and pepper in a bowl.
• Add the onion salt gradually, tasting as you go. The original recipe calls for one teaspoon, but you may want less if your turkey is already well seasoned.
• Mix until the filling is evenly combined.
• Spoon onto sliced bread and top with another slice, or tuck the filling into a pita. Serve.

What bread should I use?

We’ve served this filling on Buttermilk Wheat Bread and on Sunrise Seven Grain Wheat Bread. Either gives you a good starting point. Choose a bread you enjoy with a savory filling and a little sweetness from the cranberries.

Can I use chicken instead?

Yes. If you don’t have leftover turkey, cooked chicken works in this filling, too.

Do I need cranberry sauce?

Use dried cranberries for this recipe. They add little bites of sweetness without turning the filling into a cranberry sauce mixture. Save the sauce for the turkey sandwich on cranberry nut bread.

A different sandwich for the day after Thanksgiving

Leftover turkey doesn’t have to mean another plate of Thanksgiving dinner. With celery, dried cranberries, and good bread, you have a fresh reason to enjoy it.

Or pack some sweet sliders into a lunch

For those little bites of sweetness, use our Northwoods Dried Cranberries. For a different way to serve the salad, bake a batch of Sunday Dinner Rolls, let them cool, then split and fill them with turkey or chicken salad. They make easy little sliders for lunch, a leftover-turkey supper, or a platter to share.