There are thousands of different recipes that exist on how to cook wild turkeys, but how about a unique twist on preparing North America’s largest upland game bird for this Thanksgiving week?
I have a scrumptious wild turkey recipe for you to try from avid outdoor enthusiast and outdoor writer Rick Windham of North Platte, NE.
Windham says since we are in the midst of Nebraska’s fall wild turkey hunting season and Thanksgiving week, hunters might be looking for a different way to prepare their harvested bird. He adds that leftover turkey from your dinner table may also be used with this recipe which follows his cooking philosophy of “quick, simple, easy and good.”
My staff and I have enjoyed this wild turkey salad on bread and crackers for lunch at the Game and Parks Commission’s Omaha-Metro Office/Service Center. See the recipe and photos below. I encourage you to whip up this salad and share nature’s bounty with your family and friends! It will be a hit with the hunters and non-hunters alike at your gathering!
Windham’s Wild Turkey Salad
Just in case you’re still wondering, there is no Wild Turkey-brand bourbon whiskey involved in this recipe, ha! It doesn’t matter what size of turkey you harvest on your fall hunting trip in Nebraska, hen, jenny, tom or jake, this recipe will make it taste great!
Ingredients:
1 Wild turkey, or 2 wild turkey breasts, or 2 wild turkey legs (thighs and drumsticks)
1 Large bottle of Miracle Whip salad dressing
1 Bottle of yellow mustard
1 Large bottle of sweet pickle relish
1 Large sweet onion, if desired
Directions:
Cook the turkey in your favorite manner. Remove all the meat from the bones. Slice, dice, chop the turkey into ¼ inch pieces, or less. Then for every pound of turkey, mix in one cup of Miracle Whip, one tablespoon of mustard, one cup of relish.
Slice, dice, chop the onion (one onion will work for about two pounds of turkey salad).
Mix thoroughly. Salt and pepper to taste.
Make a fun, post-Thanksgiving feast sandwich or serve on on crackers for a great tasting snack watching football games. Enjoy, and happy Thanksgiving!
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