29/12/2025
Forget the leftovers sandwich, this is what to do with that turkey 🥗
Dominique Woolf is back with another brilliant way to use up Christmas ingredients with maximum flavour. Her zingy Thai-inspired salad is fresh and spicy – perfect to give you a break from all those rich festive dishes. This is one you want in your repertoire!
Try the recipe below and head to the Good Food app for more great ways to use up Christmas leftovers.
Thai-inspired crispy rice salad with leftover turkey
Prep 10 mins
Cook 10-15 mins
Serves 2
175g cooked turkey or any other leftover meat, shredded,
50g red cabbage, finely shredded
50g (5 tbsp) sweetcorn or peas
½ red onion, thinly sliced
2 large handfuls of mint, chopped
2 large handfuls of coriander, chopped
50g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
lettuce leaves, to serve
For the rice
200g cooked rice, cooled (about 80g uncooked)
½ tbsp Thai red curry paste
⅛ tsp salt
3 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp neutral oil
For the dressing
6 tbsp lime juice
3 tbsp light brown soft sugar
3 tbsp fish sauce
1-2 red chillies, finely chopped (seeds removed if you prefer less heat)
1. Mix the rice with the curry paste and salt, then stir through the cornflour until well coated.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the rice in a thin layer and press down. Cook for 5-7 mins until a golden crust forms, then flip in sections and cook the other side until crisp. Remove and leave to cool.
3. Whisk together the lime juice, sugar, fish sauce and chillies until the sugar has dissolved.
4. Break the crispy rice into chunks and put in a large bowl with the turkey, cabbage, sweetcorn, onion, herbs and peanuts.
5. Pour over the dressing, mix well and serve straightaway, using the lettuce leaves to scoop.