This is one of my favorite leftover turkey recipes. It’s simple, quick and yummy. I always make sure I have acocados, spinach and cheese in the house, just for leftovers from Thanksgiving.
I first made these one year when we had “leftover” Thanksgiving guests — they stayed for the weekend. I needed something simple, because I was literally all cooked out from the day before. I didn’t have flatbread, and instead used tortillas, but these were a big hit with everyone.
The recipe is a fluid one — it can be changed easily, depending upon what you have left from the big meal. The last time I made this, I used leftover salad – lettuce, diced carrots, onions, tomatoes, black olives – in place of the spinach, tomato, onion that is in the recipe below. It was one less thing to have to prep.
The recipe for flatbread is included below — literally, and I’m not kidding – 5-7 minutes prep, 6-10 minutes cooking, and these are ready. They are quick, and so simple. And once you make them, you really will be amazed at how often you will add them into your recipes, replacing sliced bread, or tortillas.
Oh, I can’t wait for this!!!
Enjoy!
Turkey, Avocado, Spinach and Bleu Cheese Flatbread Sandwiches
2 cups cooked turkey
2 green onions, chopped
1 Roma tomato, seeded and chopped
1 avocado, chopped
1/3 red onion, minced
1/3 vinaigrette
4-6 pieces of flatbread (recipe below), or tortillas
2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
1 cup Gorgonzola, crumbled * see note
Gently mix the turkey, onion, tomato, onion and avocado – you don’t want the avocado to become mush. Add in the vinaigrette and stir gently. To serve, put the turkey mixture into a flatbread or tortilla and top with the spinach and blue cheese. Roll and serve.
Notes:
- Replace the Gorgonzola with any type of bleu cheese you might like
- Replace the Gorgonzola bleu cheese with gouda cheese, or, for that matter, almost any other kind of cheese that you may prefer
- Use tortillas in place of the Flatbread.
Quick Flatbread
3 cups flour
1 cup cold water
3 tablespoons shortening
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Combine all the ingredients, cutting in the shortening, and mix until combined and doughy.
Now, there are a couple of ways to do this:
- Cut the dough into 5 equal pieces, and roll each piece into 6-8 inch circles
Or
- Roll out the whole batch into a large rectangle. Make a slice directly across the middle, so you have a top and bottom piece, and then cut those in 3rds, so you end up with 6 smaller squares.
Once you’ve gotten these rolled out and sized, prick the pieces with a fork — at least 7-8 times on each piece.
To cook, lightly oil a non-stick pan (Spray with Pam very lightly). Cook over medium-high heat, and turn once. These cook fast, so watch them carefully. Be fully prepared to ruin the first ;)
