Southwest Turkey Salad Recipe

Lettuce leaf tacos filled with Southwest turkey salad, topped with shredded cheddar cheese, black olives, and fresh cilantro on a black plate.

5 from 3 votes

This is a great recipe to use up any leftover turkey from your Thanksgiving feast or Christmas dinner. It's a completely non-traditional recipe that will bring smiles to a turkey-fatigued family in the days that follow any holiday event. The bright flavors come crashing through when paired with crisp lettuce wraps. This is a winning turkey salad recipe.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

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Servings: servings

Calories: 162kcal

Author: Scott Groth

Ingredients

4 cups turkey cooked and diced
⅔ cup mayonnaise link
½ cup celery diced
½ cup green pepper diced
¼ cup pine nuts toasted optional
¼ cup black olives diced
2 tablespoons chipotle hot sauce
2 tablespoons cilantro minced
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper ground

Instructions

Dice and measure out all of the ingredients.
Transfer everything into a large mixing bowl.
Stir gently with a silicone spatula until everything is well-coated and resembles a flavorful turkey salad.
Taste the salad and adjust the seasonings to suit your liking.

Notes

PLEASE NOTE: this is a recipe for Southwestern Turkey Salad. The wrap is just how I chose to serve it and those ingredients are not reflected in the nutritional values.

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