This should really be called Fridge Salad, but Turkey Cabbage Salad probably sounds more palatable. The combination was certainly not planned. I came home late one evening, and I’d been dreaming about a crunchy lettuce-cucumber-and-avocado salad all afternoon. Lo and behold, the fridge yielded not one cucumber and not one lettuce leaf. Ouch.

Desperate for that crunch, I found some cabbage at the back of my vegetable drawer, and decided to try using it for my salad base. (On a side note, I have no idea why I bought the cabbage in the first place—I rarely use it.) Well, that cabbage put me in an adventurous mood, so why not add some other non-typical ingredients? Pickles, pear, pepper, pepitas . . . Hmm, maybe I should call it Alliteration Salad.
In any case, the combination of flavors and textures was surprisingly decent.



Salad Ingredients
- 1 orange pepper
- 2 pickles
- 1 pear
- 6 slices smoked turkey breast
- 3–4 cups shredded cabbage (or 1 bag coleslaw mix)
- 3 tbsp. pepitas (roasted, salted pumpkin seeds)
Dressing Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup vinegar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
Directions
- Shred the cabbage.
- Dice the pepper, pickles and pear.
- Cut the turkey into even squares.
- Whisk dressing ingredients together.
- Dress immediately before serving, then sprinkle pepitas on top.

So…it’s time to cast your votes. Will it be “Fridge Salad,” “Turkey Cabbage Salad,” or “Alliteration Salad?”
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