Festive Fall Turkey Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole cranberries
• 0.5 cups fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 0.75 cups cashew halves
• 6 cups chopped cooked turkey
• 2 celerys ribs , diced
• 0.75 cups mayonnaise , or to taste
• 2 tablespoons applesauce
• 0.5 teaspoons kosher salt
• 0.25 teaspoons ground dried sage
• 0.25 teaspoons dried thyme
• ground black pepper , to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.

2. 2

   Place the cranberries, orange juice, orange zest, and sugar into a pan. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost all the liquid has cooked away, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool.

3. 3

   Place cashews on prepared baking pan. Roast in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove, and cool.

4. 4

   Mix the turkey together in a large bowl with the celery, mayonnaise, applesauce, salt, sage, thyme, and pepper until evenly blended. Fold in the cranberry mixture. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.