Turkey Salad

Besides for being the pasta queen, I also am known for my salads. One of my crowd favorites is my turkey salad. The dressing is pretty similar to most other garlicy dressings. However, I add a secret ingredient.... BBQ sauce. I know, it sounds weird to put BBQ sauce in a salad dressing, but trust me you'll LOVE it!! I make two versions of this salad, depending on the type of lettuce I have. The recipe posted below is for romaine lettuce. If using iceberg lettuce, add craisons, half the amount of BBQ sauce, and add a little more sugar.

Dressing Recipe: (I usually double it)                                                           
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup oil
3 small packets of splenda/sweet and low
2 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard (if you don't have then use regular mustard)
< 1 tablespoon chives (I use dried chives)
1 tablespoon parsley (I use parsley flakes)
2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
optional: sprinkle of hot chili powder

Salad Ingredients:
romaine lettuce
smoked turkey, cut in chunks
carrots/purple cabbage/any veggies you want

I always get requests for this salad whenever I having people over. It's really filling and can be eaten as part of a salad course or as a main meal.

Until next time....

xoxo,
Carrie