Cranberry-Turkey Salad Sandwiches on Focaccia
- 12 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc
- 1 pinch salt
- 10 black peppercorns
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 (6 -8 ounce) turkey cutlets
- 12 cup fat-free mayonnaise
- 14 cup celery, finely diced
- 14 cup sweet onion, finely diced
- 14 cup dried cranberries
- salt and pepper
- 4 small focaccia bread, sliced in half
- 4 leaves green leaf lettuce or 4 leaves bibb lettuce or 4 leaves romaine lettuce
- For the turkey salad: In a large saucepan combine the wine, salt, peppercorns, lemon juice and thyme.
- Add the turkey cutlets and enough water to cover them.
- Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let the turkey cool in the liquid.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, celery, onion and cranberries.
- When the turkey is cool enough to handle, remove it from the liquid.
- (Discard the liquid.)
- Cut the turkey into small pieces, let cool some more and add it to the mayonnaise mixture and toss.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate until mixture is ready to serve.
- For the sandwiches: Lay the focaccia slices out on a work surface and divide the turkey mixture among the sandwiches, spreading it out in the center of each half.
- Divide the shredded lettuce among the sandwiches and place the top half of the focaccia on each sandwich.
- Cut the sandwiches in half on the diagonal and serve.
white wine, salt, black, lemon, thyme, turkey cutlets, mayonnaise, celery, sweet onion, cranberries, salt, bread, bibb lettuce
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cranberry-turkey-salad-sandwiches-on-focaccia-340676 (may not work)