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Curried Turkey and Quinoa Salad

[heart_this] · Dec 27, 2007 · 15 Comments

Curried Turkey and Quinoa Salad

I was staring at all of the leftovers in my fridge trying to figure out what to make for dinner when inspiration struck. A curried turkey and couscous salad sounded pretty good. As I was reaching for the couscous I noticed the quinoa and thought that it would work even better. While the quinoa was cooking I chopped up some vegetables and threw together a quick dressing. I even found some mint that needed to be used. The curried turkey and quinoa salad turned out to be pretty amazing! The dressing was flavourful and nicely balanced. The mint which almost didn’t make it into the salad, ended up being the star of the show making very bite refreshing. The crunchiness of the celery and the pecans went well with the tender quinoa and the chewy dried cranberries. This salad would likely do well without the turkey or with the turkey replaced by chicken. I have a feeling that I will be making this salad fairly often in the future.

Curried Turkey and Quinoa Salad

Curried Turkey and Quinoa Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 23 minutes Total Time: 33 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 2 cups water (or stock)
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 cup cooked turkey (cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1 carrot (grated)
  • 1 stalk celery (chopped)
  • 1 green onion (chopped)
  • 1 handful dried cranberries
  • 1 handful cup pecans (or walnuts)
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon mint (chopped)
directions
  1. Bring the water and quinoa to a boil.
  2. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Turn off the heat and cover for 5 minutes.
  4. Mix the turkey, carrots, celery, green onion, dried cranberries and pecans into the quinoa.
  5. Mix the orange zest, soy sauce, cider vinegar, honey, curry powder, chili sauce, and mint in a bowl.
  6. Pour the dressing onto the salad and mix.
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Comments

  1. Coffee & Vanilla says

    December 28, 2007 at 12:20 am

    Again great idea!!
    Curried turkey sounds great…I made today something ala carbonara sauce from turkey ham… I will post recipe shortly 🙂

    Have a great day, Margot

    Reply
  2. Mansi Desai says

    December 28, 2007 at 1:02 am

    wow, this is really interesting and pretty! I came here from tartelette’s post; incidentally, I posted berries and white chocolate pudding too, just like her, on my blog for SHF:)

    Reply
  3. Dani Spies says

    December 28, 2007 at 1:37 am

    Yum…this one’s right up my alley!! I’ll have to give it a try;)!!

    Reply
  4. Jerry says

    December 28, 2007 at 1:50 am

    Kevin – you are on a role. I wish I had some leftover turkey in the fridge right now! I may have to cook a bird for New Year’s Day dinner.

    Reply
  5. Jerry says

    December 28, 2007 at 1:51 am

    opps – roll

    Perhaps one day I shall learn how to edit my own writing.

    Reply
  6. Bellini Valli says

    December 28, 2007 at 3:40 am

    Another great idea about what to do with that leftover turkey Kevin.

    Reply
  7. tigerfish says

    December 28, 2007 at 7:02 am

    You make very healthy dishes all the time! And best of all, they look wonderfully tasty!

    Reply
  8. Laurie Constantino says

    December 28, 2007 at 8:44 am

    Kevin, I think you are the leftover king! Very creative!

    Reply
  9. Sylvia says

    December 28, 2007 at 12:30 pm

    You had a wonderful idea, The only things that I made with the leftovers are sandwichs and a pie

    Reply
  10. Peter M says

    December 28, 2007 at 1:48 pm

    I have yet to try Quinoa (keen-wa) and your giving me some ideas!

    Reply
  11. JennDZ - The Leftover Queen says

    December 28, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    Delicious! What a great way to lighten up leftovers!

    Reply
  12. Deborah says

    December 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    I am always looking for different ways to use quinoa, and this sounds wonderful!

    Reply
  13. Coffee & Vanilla says

    December 28, 2007 at 10:51 pm

    Hi Kevin 🙂

    Just a short note to let you know that I tagged you for 7 Random Facts… meme…
    http://www.coffeeandvanilla.com/?p=1295

    Participating is totally optional so I won’t feel offended if you won’t have time to post it 🙂

    Have a great day, Margot

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    December 28, 2007 at 11:45 pm

    Great idea for all the leftover turkey this time of year. Happy New Year to you, Kevin 🙂

    Reply
  15. Greg says

    December 29, 2007 at 1:04 am

    I do love curried chicken or turkey salads. I have never thought to use quinoa. Isn’t it an interesting grain? It has a unique texture. I’m sure your salad was delicious.

    Reply

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