Cajun Turkey Salad Food

CHICKEN OR TURKEY SALAD

Steps:

• Combine chicken and celery in bowl.
• Mix salad dressing (I used Miracle Whip), salt, poultry seasoning, onion salt and pepper.
• Pour over chicken and celery; toss.
• Cover; chill at least 2 hours.
• For variation, fold in one of the following: 1 cup chilled fruit (mandarin orange segments, chopped apple, seedless green grapes or pineapple tidbits) or: 1/4 cup chopped sweet pickle or: 4 slices bacon, crsply fried and crumbled or: 1/3 cup chopped nuts.

CAJUN TURKEY SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the rotini according to package directions; drain in cold water.
• Chop up the turkey in small cubes.
• Do not defrost the peas or corn--I put them in the salad frozen.
• Make sure the onion is chopped very fine.
• Chop the eggs and mix this all together in a large bowl.
• Mix all the dressing ingredients together; add the salt and pepper.
• Add the dresssing to the rotini mixture and chill. I never get to chill this much, as DH loves it.

CAJUN TURKEY SALAD WITH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Heat a large frying pan or wok, sprinkle in the sesame seeds and toss them over a fairly high heat for about a minute until they're slightly golden. Add the oil to the pan or wok, tip in the turkey, Cajun seasoning and red pepper and stir fry for about 5 minutes until the turkey turns from pink to white.
• While the turkey's sizzling, divide the herb salad between four dinner plates then, as soon as the turkey's done, spoon it over the salad, making sure to include all the spicy juices. Top each serving with a spoonful of guacamole, pile tortilla chips on the side of each plate and serve.

CAJUN TURKEY STEAKS WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Reserve 2 tbsp of the onion for the salsa. Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the remaining onion and half the pepper for 4 mins or until softened and coloured. Stir in the rice, then pour in the stock. Add the kidney beans and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil, stir once, cover the pan, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Cook for 15 mins until the rice is tender and the liquid absorbed.
• Dust the turkey steaks with the Cajun spice and griddle or fry in a non-stick pan for about 4-6 mins on each side until cooked through. Cut the pineapple into small pieces and mix together with the reserved red onion, pepper, green chilli and lime juice. Spoon some salsa over each steak and serve with the rice.