Tarragon Turkey Salad |
A simple low-calorie way of using up left over turkey. Chicken is equally as a good. A mixture of pink and white grapefruit gives the salad a lovely colour.
Turkey
stock - 200 ml (7 fl oz), or chicken stock
Orange - 1, zest and juice
Fresh tarragon - 1 tbsp, chopped, plus sprigs to garnish
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Sherry vinegar - ½ tbsp
Cooked turkey breast meat - 450g (1 lb), cut into thin strips
Mixed salad leaves - 200g (7 oz)
Grapefruits - 2, peeled and diced
METHOD
To
make the dressing; heat the stock in a saucepan, add the orange zest and
juice, tarragon, oil and vinegar. Simmer
for 2-3 minutes. Chill for at
least 2 hours.
Just before serving, place the salad leaves, turkey and grapefruit pieces in a serving dish. Pour the dressing over and toss well. Garnish with sprigs of tarragon.