Smoked Turkey Salad With Grapes Couscous And Arugula Food

SMOKED TURKEY SALAD

Steps:

• Remove the skins from the Smoked Turkey Legs, pull off the meat and chop into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Place the turkey, celery, apple, pecans, vinegar, parsley, black pepper and mayonnaise in a medium-sized bowl. Stir to combine and serve.
• Place the water, kosher salt and brown sugar in an 8-quart plastic container and stir until fully dissolved. Add the ice before submerging the turkey legs in the brine. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or up to 12 hours.
• Set up your favorite smoker and add a handful of hardwood chunks. If you have heat control, set it to 150 to 170 degrees F and allow the wood to smoke for approximately 30 minutes.
• While the smoker is heating, drain the legs, pat them dry and arrange them on a rack. Smoke the legs on the rack for 3 hours, rotating the legs halfway through.
• Heat your oven to 350 degrees F. Make 2 pouches out of double-layered heavy-duty tin foil, adding 3 legs and 1/2 cup of chicken stock to each pouch. Braise the legs in their pouches for 1 hour, then carefully drain and reserve the jus.
• Defat the jus, remove the skins and serve the legs alongside the smoky jus.

TURKEY AND APPLE ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing, whisk together first 6 ingredients., Place turkey in a large bowl; sprinkle with seasonings and toss to combine. Stir in apple and grapes. Add arugula and mandarin oranges. Drizzle with dressing; toss lightly to combine., Sprinkle with walnuts and pomegranate seeds. Serve immediately.

SMOKED TURKEY SALAD WITH GRAPES, COUSCOUS, AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring water to a boil and stir in couscous. Cover pan and let couscous stand 5 minutes. Stir in cumin, parsley, and salt to taste with a fork and cool couscous mixture to room temperature.
• In a bowl toss turkey, grapes, juices, basil, and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange arugula on 4 dinner plates and divide couscous amoung them. Top couscous with turkey mixture and drizzle any liquid remaining in bowl over salads. Sprinkle salads with walnuts.

SMOKED TURKEY SALAD WITH GRAPES, CASHEWS AND SHERRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix together turkey, grapes, celery, cashews, onions and parsley. Add remaining ingredients and toss well. Serve with additional cashews as garnish.
• If possible, add dressing at the last minute to keep the celery and cashews crunchy.

SMOKED TURKEY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.
• Add the potatoes and cook until almost tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add the green beans and corn and cook for 3 minutes.
• Drain in a colander.
• Place the vegetables in a salad bowl.
• Add the red onion slices and turkey; toss to combine.
• In a bowl, combine the salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar.
• Whisk until the salt dissolves.
• Add the mustard and basil, whisk well.
• Slowly drizzle in the olive oil, while whisking constantly, to form an emulsion.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and stir to combine.

SMOKED TURKEY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a serving bowl, combine the pasta, turkey, cheese, cucumber, red pepper and onion. , In a small bowl, whisk the sour cream, mayonnaise, milk, honey, mustard and pepper. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.