Marshall Field's Turkey Salad Oriental

Sallie H's Note:

I used to love getting this salad at Dayton's in Minneapolis. Had the recipe for 10 years, and then seem to have misplaced it in a move. Luckily, the Marhsall Field's people came through for me, and I'm posting it here for safe-keeping. It IS delicious! Many have asked me for the recipe!

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb spaghetti
• 1 lb turkey breast , julienne or bite size
• ¼ lb green onion
• ¼ lb carrot , julienne,lightly steamed
• ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds
• ¾ cup soy sauce
• 2⁄3; cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄8; cup white vinegar
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
• 1⁄8; cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions:

1. Cook the pasta to al dente in salted boiling water.
2. Drain, rinse and cool.
3. Combine the pasta, turkey, green onions, carrots and sesame seeds in a large bowl.
4. In a sauce pan, combine the soy sauce, oil, vinegar, peanut butter, sugar, ginger and red pepper flakes.
5. Heat the mixture til just about to boil, stirring to make sure the peanut butter is completely melted.
6. Cool.
7. Pour the cooled dressing over the salad and toss well to combine.
8. Taste for seasoning, chill or serve at room temperature.
9. Garnish with sliced green onions if desired.
10. Packs well.

Reviews

[The Wedding Planner]

LOVE this salad! Only thing is I don't love it with the turkey. I think it gets too mushy when refrigerated. Sub chicken instead. Also really like a lot of snow peas- delicious!

[acerast]

Delicious! I took this to work to a birthday celebration and it was well recieved. The sauce is yummy! I rarely stray from a recipe the first try but there were not enough veggies to suit me so I doubled the carrots and added snow peas, celery, yellow pepper, bean sprouts and spinach. I "steamed" the carrots, celery and snow peas by placing them in the colander pouring the hot pasta over top and then running cold water over all. Also, I did not use sesame seeds due to dietary issues so replaced some of the oil with sesame oil and passed the sesame seeds for sprinkling to those who had no dietary restrictions. My coworkers loved it and DH loved the leftovers and wants to have this again soon! Thanks so much for posting Sallie H.

[Sharon loves her kids]

Yummy! I'm always looking for ways to use up the leftover turkey, and this one will be a must next time I cook a bird.