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Turkey Salad, Cranberry Mayo & Pecans

You haven't had turkey salad until you've had it made with Marjorie Druker's Cranberry Mayo. Turkey leftovers are elevated to a higher level in her creations. Serve it in a sandwich, open-faced, or in endive leaves. "Sandwich" seems too common a word to apply here. Each presentation is a turkey, cranberry & pecan masterpiece!

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About Turkey Salad, Cranberry Mayo & Pecans

You haven't had turkey salad until you've had it made with Marjorie Druker's Cranberry Mayo. Turkey leftovers are elevated to a higher level in her creations. Serve it in a sandwich, open-faced, or in endive leaves. "Sandwich" seems too common a word to apply here. Each presentation is a turkey, cranberry & pecan masterpiece!

About Marjorie Druker

Marjorie Druker is the chef and owner of New England Soup Factory and co-author of New England Soup Factory Cookbook: More Than 100 Recipes from the Nation's Best Purveyor of Fine Soup. With her husband Paul Brophy, both Johnson & Wales University grads, they are the last word in soup in the Boston area. "Feed Your Body Well" is their motto and they live up to that mission statement. Delicious, healthy & aromatic soups have earned New England Soup Factory mention in "Restaurant and Institutions" magazine, "Nation’s Restaurant News," "Restaurant and Business" magazine and "Newsweek." In addition, they have received a Best of Boston nod four years running from Boston Magazine. Marjorie uses only the best ingredients and a devotion to her business to produce amazing gourmet soups, sandwiches and sides. If you're not lucky enough to live near a New England Soup Factory location, check out Marjorie's cookbook. Beautifully illustrated and painstakingly written, it's a must-have if you love soup.

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Ingredients

Marjorie offers fantastic recipes in her New England Soup Factory Cookbook.

Turkey Salad

  • 2½ lbs cooked turkey, diced
  • 1 bunch scallions, diced
  • 2 ribs celery, diced small
  • 1 cup toasted pecans
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ⅔ cup cranberry sauce (See Ingredients & Instructions Below)
  • dried cranberries (optional for garnish)
  • kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cranberry, Pear & Apricot Sauce with Candied Ginger

Makes 2 pints (so you'll have extra for dinner sides, etc.)

  • 1 lb bag of fresh cranberries
  • 1½ cups of granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup apple juice
  • ¾ cup sliced dried apricots
  • 2 fresh pears, peeled and diced
  • ⅔ cup sliced candied ginger
  • 1 tbsp Grand Marnier

How-to

Cranberry, Pear & Apricot Sauce with Candied Ginger

  1. Place all of the ingredients except for the Grand Marnier in a heavy lined saucepan. Bring to a boil and let boil until your hear the cranberries starting to pop
  2. Turn the heat down slightly and let the sauce continue to cook for an additional 12 minutes
  3. Remove from the heat and add the Grand Marnier.  Let cool and refrigerate

Turkey Salad

  1. In a medium mixing bowl, place the turkey, scallions, celery and toasted pecans
  2. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the cranberry sauce and mayonnaise until combined
  3. Pour the cranberry-mayonnaise mixture over the turkey and toss to combine well
  4. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Plate & Serve 3 Ways

  1. Open faced on a freshly baked slice of pumpkin or cornbread and topped with some dried cranberries and nuts as a garnish
  2. Serve small spoonfuls inside Belgian endive leaves
  3. Serve on black bread with butter lettuce leaves

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Comments (7)

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  1. Jessie:

    I used dried cranberries instead of fresh since they were out of season and they worked great! Love this recipe! (May 7, 2009 12:38:12 PM)

  2. lynne:

    i made these with chicken instead of turkey since the store was out of turkey. served on raising bread and cut into fours for the how2heroes holiday party. de-lish! (Dec 8, 2008 1:30:25 PM)

  3. Jessie:

    Turkey is one of the greatest foods and i totally agree that this is the BEST turkey salad I have ever had. We had them in the office yesterday and I'm just drooling about them now... (Dec 17, 2008 10:12:16 AM)

  4. BrookeToubeau:

    so simple to make, yet so delicious. this recipe will definitely become a regular occurance at my house! (Dec 17, 2008 10:02:38 AM)

  5. EleniStathoulis:

    Yummy! - is all I have to say. Makes for a much more interesting sandwich than plain turkey or chicken. (Dec 17, 2008 9:49:13 AM)

  6. Stebs:

    this sandwich is AMAZING. I actually tried it with glazed pecans & orange cranberry sauce and it was phenomenal. you NEED to make this... (Dec 2, 2008 10:17:14 AM)

  7. chickpea:

    This looks amazing!!! I'd rather forget the bird and just wait for the leftovers to make the open-faced sandwich. Looks so-o-o good. (Nov 26, 2008 11:53:40 AM)