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Home » Recipes » Thanksgiving Leftover Salad

Thanksgiving Leftover Salad

By: Liz  /  Published: November 11, 2019  /  Updated: December 5, 2019  /   Leave a comment

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Thanksgiving leftover salad

This Thanksgiving leftover salad is the perfect way to use up the mishmash of leftovers from Thanksgiving in a recipe that feels completely different from the big Thursday feast.

It has all the flavors of Thanksgiving but it’s a salad, so you’ll feel great about eating lighter after having overindulged (oh, that’s just me?) on the holiday itself.

A bowl of salad

We usually just microwave our leftovers and get sick of them after a few days, but after reading the Fresh Ideas article, I was inspired to try something new. It has ideas for using up cranberry sauce, a white turkey chili recipe and so much more.

So when you get tired of those leftovers, don’t throw them out!

A bowl filled with different types of Thanksgiving food

Try something new instead… like this Thanksgiving leftovers salad.

A bowl of salad

To make the salad, choose your favorite greens and start adding your leftovers.

A bowl of salad greens

For my salad, I began with leftover turkey slices, dried cranberries, celery (extra from making stuffing) and shredded cheese.

And don’t be afraid to use your cooked veggies! I had some spiced butternut squash and corn which made wonderful additions to the salad.

a bowl of Thanksgiving salad

I also took my extra dinner rolls and cut them into cubes. Then I drizzled on some olive oil, salt, pepper and rubbed sage and baked them in the oven until they were brown and crispy.

Tip: Don’t underbake them or they’ll get mushy too quickly in your salad.

dinner rolls on cutting board
cut up bread on cutting board
crisped bread croutons

Making a salad from Thanksgiving leftovers is going to be my new post-Thanksgiving tradition!

Pin this Thanksgiving Leftover Salad to Pinterest!

Thanksgiving Leftover Salad

Try these Thanksgiving Calzones too!

About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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I’m the founder of Eat Move Make and a North Carolina mom of two humans and six cats. I love to cook, bake, craft and travel. I’m also addicted to tea (but not sweet tea).

When I’m not creating something in my kitchen, and since my kids are now adults, I’m all about my bucket list of travel destinations and adventures.

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