TURKEY CLUB SALAD
If you're a fan of the classic club sandwich, you will love this Turkey Club Salad. With lean turkey breast, crispy bacon, toasted walnuts and pomegranate, it's a hearty and satisfying main meal salad and it's delicious!
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TURKEY CLUB SALAD
Published: Dec 24, 2021 · Modified: Dec 24, 2021 by Colleen 10 Comments
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If you're a fan of the classic club sandwich, you will love this Turkey Club Salad. With lean turkey breast, crispy bacon, toasted walnuts and pomegranate, it's a hearty and satisfying main meal salad and it's delicious!
You can never have too many leftover turkey recipes, and this turkey club salad is ideal for using up those leftovers. Who doesn't love easy recipes after all the work of cooking a big feast?
But, even if you don't have leftover turkey, you can find oven roasted turkey in the deli department of your grocery store.
This post was originally created in partnership with Canadian Turkey. As always, all opinions are my own.
Jump to:- Why This Recipe Works
- Ingredient Notes
- Putting the Salad Together
- Recipe Tips and Variations
- Still Have Leftover Turkey?
- Recipe
- Comments
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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
- A club salad is a low carb choice if you love club sandwiches.
- Turkey breast salad is a delicious way to use up turkey leftovers.
- This turkey salad recipe is quick and easy to make with just a few ingredients.
- Turkey is a nutritious lean protein, and using it in this unique salad recipe is a great way to get back on track after big holiday feasts.
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INGREDIENT NOTES
FOR THE SALAD
- Turkey Use leftover turkey breast, or use pre-cooked roast turkey from the deli.
- Bacon Regular bacon or turkey bacon. Cook your bacon in the oven for easy cleanup.
- Arugula Arugula has a peppery flavour that really compliments the sweet and smoky flavours in this turkey salad. However, any salad greens will work. Romaine, or spring mix are also great.
- Walnuts Toast your walnuts if yours are not purchased already toasted.
- Pomegranate Pomegranate is the special ingredient! You will use both the arils (seeds) and juice.
FOR THE SALAD DRESSING
- Olive oil Extra virgin olive oil is always an excellent for salads. However, walnut oil would be another delicious choice.
- Honey
- Lime Juice You'll need the juice of one lime, or use lemon juice if that's what you have.
- Pomegranate Juice
- Seasoning Simply salt and pepper, with an optional pinch of chili flakes
PUTTING THE SALAD TOGETHER
- Toast the Walnuts and set aside.
- Cut the pomegranate in half and juice it by squeezing each half into a strainer over a bowl.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl, or shake them in a jar.
- Divide the arugula between four plates.
- Divide the turkey over each plate.
- Then the bacon.
- And the walnuts...
- Finally, top with pomegranate seeds and drizzle each salad with the dressing.
- Keep ingredients separate until serving.
- Try cooking bacon in the oven for easy cleanup. Just lay the slices on a parchment lined, rimmed baking sheet in a single layer and bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes. You'll have perfectly crisp bacon with no spattered grease.
- For this turkey salad I used turkey breast slices, but you can use dark turkey meat or a combination.
- If you can't find a fresh pomegranate, you can use dried pomegranate seeds, along with pomegranate juice.
- Pomegranate seeds really make this club salad, but you can also use dried cranberries, and cranberry juice to make an equally delicious turkey cranberry salad.
- This can easily be a chicken salad if you don't have turkey.
- Ham can be used in place of the bacon, especially if you have leftovers of that as well.
- You can substitute pecans or any other nuts for the walnuts.
- Other ingredients you can add are ripe avocado slices, fresh tomatoes or red onion.
