Oriental Turkey Salad is preserved from a typewritten recipe card in the Oriental section of My Mom's Recipe Box. The original scan is included alongside the transcription.
Original Recipe Card
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lo-cal mayonaise
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 lb. turkey cut into strips
- 1 red pepper, cut into strips
- 2 stalks celery, sliced diagonally
- 1 cup pea pods, sliced lengthwise and partially cooked
- 1 med. carrot, sliced diagonally
- 1 green onion with top, chopped
Directions
Mix salad dressing, soy sauce, and ginger in large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, chill. Serve on lettuce.
Yield
Makes 6 servings
Preservation Notes
The typewritten spelling “mayonaise” and abbreviated measurements are retained exactly as shown on the card.
Notes From the Original
200 calories per serving
About My Mom’s Recipe Box
This recipe is part of My Mom’s Recipe Box, an ongoing preservation project dedicated to my late mother’s original recipe collection. Every effort is made to preserve the original wording, organization, handwritten notes, typewritten cards, magazine clippings, corrections, and other details exactly as they appeared in her recipe box. When clarification is helpful, it is provided separately so the original recipe remains preserved.
