Spiced turkey cups – Christmas leftovers recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
A simple yet enjoyable recipe which uses up the trimmings of your Christmas turkey.
Course:
Appetizer, Christmas, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine:
British
Keyword:
spiced turkey cups
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 300 g leftover turkey meat chopped
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 1 tbsp curry paste
- 1 tbsp peach chutney apricot/mango would also be good
- salt & pepper
- 2 spring onions finely sliced
- 1/2 papaya peeled, de-seeded and finely diced
- 1/2 lime juice only
- 1 red chilli thinly sliced
- Black sesame seeds
- 1 head little gem lettuce washed and trimmed with the leaves left whole
Instructions
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Place the turkey meat into a mixing bowl and add in the mayo, yoghurt, curry paste, chutney, spring onions and seasoning. Mix well with a spoon.
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Lay out the little gem lettuce leaves on a serving plate and fill with the turkey mixture.
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Squeeze the lime juice over the papaya then using a teaspoon, place a small amount of papaya onto the top of each turkey lettuce cup.
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Garnish with the sliced red chill and black sesame seeds.
Recipe Notes
Enjoy these spiced turkey cups as a starter or as a main course with some spiced rice/cous cous salad.