Turkey Salad BLT Sandwich Recipe

Use leftover Thanksgiving turkey to make this delicious Turkey Salad BLT Sandwich with bacon!! Learn how to cook bacon in the oven too. Only six ingredients and low carb option.

 

 

Recipe for Turkey Salad Sandwich

I’ll use the turkey (or from the Thanksgiving turkey)  leftovers to make this delicious turkey sandwich.

Speaking of Thanksgiving turkey, I use brine to take my turkey to taste heaven which also makes an equally delicious turkey sandwich!

Those flavors come through to the turkey leftovers and makes incredible turkey sandwiches.

This is also true for chicken. As a matter of fact, I used my citrus brine for chicken and made equally great chicken salad!! 

I like to add a little bit of crunchy celery to my turkey salad along with some crispy smoked bacon! Doesn’t that sound delicious.

How to Make Bacon in the Oven

I find making bacon in the oven better than making it on my stove because I don’t have the grease splatters to clean on the stove.

I also think it cooks better in the oven than in the microwave. Again, I don’t get grease splatters and explosions in my microwave to clean. I like a clean microwave!

1. First, preheat oven to 375F.
2. Then, lie strips of bacon onto a baking sheet.

   

3. Put in oven on middle rack and set timer for 15 min or 20 minutes for crispier bacon. (oven temps vary if not calibrated.)

   

4.  Drain bacon on paper towels.

 

How to Make a Turkey Salad Sandwich 

Now that we have the turkey and the bacon, it’s time to make our sandwich!

Turkey Salad Sandwich Ingredients

*The full printable recipe is below in recipe card. Makes 2 sandwiches.

• 2 cups cooked, shredded turkey
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 6 strips of bacon
• 2tbsp chopped celery
• 1/4 tsp lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• 4 slices of sandwich bread
• dill (optional but, adds good flavor)

I made dill optional in this recipe because not everyone likes dill or has it in their cupboard. I have so many spices. Some women have 30 nail polish colors, I have 30 spices! If you’re not familiar with dill, it’s called “dill weed” which makes it sound like something you want to kill. 

I use dill in my Best Creamy Dill Red Skin Potato Salad and put it on salmon . Therefore, dill is not optional for me in this sandwich but, it maybe for you. You’ll still have a great-tasting sandwich without it. And, with bacon, how can it not be?

Low Carb Turkey Salad Recipe

This recipe can be made low carb by simply substituting lettuce leaves for the sandwich bread and using regular mayonnaise instead of light (light has a little more sugar.)

Substitutions and Additions

• Use chicken instead of turkey.
• Use turkey bacon instead of pork bacon.
• Add dried cranberries.
• Add chopped pecans or walnuts.
• Add sliced grapes.

Make this delicious Turkey Salad Sandwich (a.k.a. Turkey Salad BLT) when you have leftover turkey and enjoy a fresh deli type sandwich at home in minutes!