Smoked Turkey Leg And Green Bean Salad Recipes

SMOKED TURKEY, BLACK BEAN, BELL PEPPER AND CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine turkey, beans, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers and onion in a bowl. Whisk all dressing ingredients in another bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add dressing to turkey mixture and toss to combine. Divide arugula among 4 plates and top with turkey salad.

SMOKED TURKEY LEG SALAD

Steps:

• Mix turkey, apple, and cranberries together in a large bowl.
• Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, hot pepper sauce, oil, seafood seasoning, dried minced onion, salt, and pepper in a bowl; stir until dressing is well combined.
• Toss turkey mixture with dressing. Chill until serving.

SMOKED TURKEY LEGS

Steps:

• 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.

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.

GREEN BEANS WITH SMOKED TURKEY BACON

Steps:

• Place first 4 ingredients in a 6-qt. slow cooker. In a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Add to slow cooker., In a small bowl, mix tomatoes, lemon juice, parsley, garlic, curry, pepper and salt. Pour over bean mixture., Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until green beans are tender. Stir in basil. Top with cheese before serving.

SMOKED TURKEY AND BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and drain beans, and set aside.
• Wash, seed and chop whole pepper; wash, dry and chop cilantro; chop onion; wash, seed and mince jalapeño; mince garlic, and wash tomato and coarsely dice it and smoked turkey.
• Whisk together the oil, vinegar and mustard in a bowl large enough to hold all of the ingredients; stir in the beans and chopped ingredients.
• Wash and julienne the basil leaves, and stir in.
• Remove coarse stems from arugula, wash and dry and break into small pieces. Stir into salad, seasoning to taste with pepper. Mix all the ingredients well to coat with dressing. Serve with bread.

SMOKED TURKEY AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place dry beans into a large pot, cover with 2 quarts of water and soak overnight (or at least 8 hours). After soaking, drain water.
• Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and saute 5-10 minutes or until tender.
• Add garlic, rosemary, sage, bay leaves, chili powder and pepper to the vegetables during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• Layer the ingredients in CrockPot: add beans, top with turkey, add sauteed vegetables and spices, and finally add the broth.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

SMOKED TURKEY CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Stir in turkey and celery. Divide the salad greens among four plates; top each with 3/4 cup turkey mixture and 2 tablespoons cranberries.