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Turkey Salad

By James Beard

3.8

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1

Ingredients

1/4-1/2 cup cold turkey meat, cut in good sized cubes
6-8 black Greek olives, pitted
Salad greens
1 teaspoon capers
1 tomato, cut in sections
1 hard-cooked egg, sliced or quartered
Mayonnaise, made with olive oil
Finely chopped parsley

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine the turkey with the pitted olives. Arrange on a bed of greens and garnish with the capers, tomato sections, and egg.

    Step 2

    Spoon mayonnaise over the salad and sprinkling of finely chopped parsley.

    Step 3

    For an excellent luncheon serve this salad with crisp hot buttered toast and drink a Pouilly Fumé. Follow it with a chocolate mousse or cassis sherbet.

TagsSaladAmericanTurkeyPoultryOliveTomatoVegetableLeafy GreensMainDinnerLunchNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeEasyQuickWeeknight Meals30 Minutes or LessMake AheadFallWinter
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