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How to use up the rest of your Christmas turkey

How to use up the rest of your Christmas turkey

Have you got lots of turkey leftover from your festive feast and don’t want to throw it away? Don’t worry, because there are plenty of healthy recipes out which incorporate left-over turkey!

Here are some of our favourite healthy meals you can enjoy with your family after Christmas.

Classic turkey curry

A family favourite typically enjoyed after Christmas day, it doesn’t take long to make so you won’t be stuck in the kitchen all day, and you can easily store it for another meal.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 - 2 garlic cloves, diced
  • 1 tbsp of curry powder (mild, medium or hot)
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • 400-450g leftover turkey meat
  • 400g of tinned chopped tomatoes
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 300ml of vegetable stock
  • 2 tbsp of desiccated coconut
  • 2 tsp sunflower oil
  • Salt & pepper

Method:

  1. Fry the onion and garlic in the oil for about 5 to 10 minutes or until soft and translucent. Add the spices and curry powder, and fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. Thoroughly mix in the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a simmer and stir the curry at regular intervals for about 15 to 20 minutes, do not allow to boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Serve hot with steamed/boiled rice

Source: Great British Chefs

Turkey salad platter

Serve up this delightfully bright and fresh platter of turkey and salad on Boxing Day and keep the whole family feeling full, happy and healthy!

Serves 8

Ingredients:

  • 6 large eggs
  • 50g pancetta, sliced
  • 50ml rapeseed oil
  • 3 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1⁄2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
  • 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
  • 500g cooked turkey, sliced
  • 3 heads of chicory leaves, separated
  • 2 medium sliced avocados
  • 4 medium tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 tbsp mixed seeds

Method:

  1. Firstly, cook the eggs in a large pan of boiling water until hard-boiled (approx. 8 mins) leave to cool in a bowl of cold water.
  2. Meanwhile, grill the pancetta for 3-4 mins, or until crisp. Pat with kitchen paper to remove any excess oil and leave to cool.
  3. Whisk the oil, vinegar, mustard, parsley and garlic together, peel and halve the eggs.
  4. Arrange the turkey, chicory leaves, avocado slices, tomatoes, pancetta and eggs on a large platter. Drizzle over the dressing, season and serve with the seeds on the side for sprinkling over.

Source: BBC Good Food

Spicy turkey stir-fry

For a quick, healthy fix, whip up this tasty stir-fry in no time and you’ll be satisfied for longer so you won’t be tempted to pick at the other treats lying around the house.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 250g medium egg noodles
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 1 red chilli, thinly sliced
  • 500g cooked turkey
  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced on a diagonal
  • 100g beansprouts
  • 30g salted peanuts (or any other nuts you have leftover)
  • Roughly chopped coriander and lime wedges, to serve

Method:

  1. Cook the noodles according to packet instructions, drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. Mix the soy, lime juice and sugar together.
  3. Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok and add the garlic, chilli, turkey and spring onions, fry for around 2 mins, then tip in the noodles and the beansprouts and fry for 1 min.
  4. Pour the sauce into the pan and toss everything together well, working quickly to coat all the vegetables and noodles, season to taste.
  5. Immediately tip into bowls, scatter over the nuts and coriander, and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.

Source: BBC Good Food

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