A quick and easy Christmas Leftovers salad with kale made from leftover Christmas turkey, ham and vegetables.
Earlier I posted this Bubble & Squeak Fritters recipe, guaranteed to go down a storm with the kids.
My next recipe is more for the grown ups, unless you have any kale loving children in your house!
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Christmas Leftovers Salad
Prep Time: 5 mins- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 1x
Category: Main Meal
Cuisine: British
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A quick and easy kale salad made from leftover Christmas turkey, ham and vegetables
Ingredients
- Salad:
- 4 cups Christmas dinner leftovers – turkey, ham, vegetables, etc
- 2 tbsp dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp honey
- 200g kale
- 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- 1 tbsp chopped hazelnuts
- Dressing:
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- ½ tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tbsp honey
- ½ tsp mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put the Christmas leftovers and dried cranberries in a frying pan with a small amount of oil or butter and the honey and fry gently over a medium heat, stirring regularly until it has all warmed through.
- Place the kale in a bowl or onto a salad plate and add with the warm leftovers. Top with pomegranate seeds and chopped hazelnuts.
- Make the dressing by pouring all the ingredients into a jar with a lid. Shake vigorously until they have all combined.
- Serve immediately.
If you enjoyed this recipe, you might also like my Leftover Turkey, Cranberry & Brie Pie
Chrissie says
Perfect boxing day recipe. Love the pomegranate in it which I’ll bet adds a real freshness. Can’t wait to try this on the days after Christmas.
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Emily says
Love the idea of this. Will be trying at Christmas for sure.
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Fiver Feeds says
Who says after-Christmas dinner can’t be better than the one on Christmas? It definitely can, great recipe, I’m thrilled!
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Ciara Attwell says
Thank you so much!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
I don’t have any Christmas leftovers, but I definitely will be getting the ingredients to make this salad. It looks so incredibly delicious!
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Ciara Attwell says
Thank you Thalia!