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Dinner Tonight: Cranberry Salad Dressing

Posted by Nick Kindelsperger, November 26, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Oh, who am I kidding. I was really just taking a break last Friday before settling down and inventing ways to eat all of the food. I mean, half the fun of Thanksgiving are the mounds of leftovers Ziplocked-up in the fridge. At first, the meals just looked like facsimiles of the main event. There were many overstuffed plates of turkey, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. Lunch became a routine of sandwich preparation. But as I was getting down to the dregs, I had to start thinking of creative variations.

That’s when I dug out the cranberry sauce. It was the perfect accompaniment to the big turk, but I was having a hard time figuring out what to do with the little that was left. By the third day, a salad sounded like a godsend, and I tossed some greens with a little white meat, some goat cheese, and crumbled bacon. And that's when I thought of the dressing. A little of that cranberry sauce whisked with olive oil and all the disparate items were tied together. Not exactly revolutionary, but tasty nonetheless.

Cranberry Salad Dressing

- serves 2 -

Ingredients

Turkey, hopefully leftover
Salad mix
2 ounces goat cheese
1/2 red onion, sliced
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 tablespoons of Cranberry Sauce With Champagne and Currants
3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil

Procedure

1. In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil into the cranberry sauce.

2. Arrange the salad as you see fit. Pour the dressing atop.

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Tags: salads, Thanksgiving leftovers

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