Here's a tasty, quick and easy recipe to use leftover turkey that's a complete meal in itself when served over a bed of mixed salad greens.

Two Cheese Turkey Pasta Salad

Salad Dressing:
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup parsley

 

Salad:
12 ounces uncooked rotini
4 ounces smoked turkey, cut into strips
1 sweet red pepper, cut into thin strips
8 ounces Wisconsin Baby Swiss cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
7 ounces Wisconsin Gouda cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

 

Mixed salad greens for accompaniment

1. For Salad Dressing: Prepare salad dressing by mixing ingredients together.
2. For Salad: Cook pasta according to package directions. Toss the pasta, turkey, pepper and cheese together. Pour salad dressing over mixture and chill. Serve on a bed of mixed salad greens.

Makes 6 servings.

Recipe courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.