In my house we’re big on incorporating turkey into our meals whether it’s substituting ground turkey for our favourite meatball recipe, having turkey sausage and bacon as a breakfast side, choosing appetizers with turkey as an ingredient, and most recently, smoked turkey because my husband received a smoker for his birthday and now he smokes ALL. THE. THINGS.
Get Creative And Make Alberta Turkey The Star
When you get together with your loved ones during the holiday season food is at the heart of every celebration. The great thing about turkey is that you can make it more than one way because it goes so well with different flavour profiles using spices, rubs, glazes and more.
Even better, there are many different cuts of turkey available making it a versatile choice without always having to cook a full turkey if you don’t need to!
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Need some inspiration? You can find many different dishes that incorporate turkey by visiting the Alberta Turkey website which includes Turkey How-To’s for your whole turkey, different types of cuts and even recipes such as Turkey Lasagna (perfect for that holiday potluck), Buffalo Turkey Mac & Cheese, Butter Turkey, and mini Turkey Falafel bites, which you can find the full recipe for right below.
A Delicious Recipe For Turkey Falafel Bites
Makes: 36 appetizers
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 10 – 15 mins
Ingredients
- 350 gr. ground Canadian turkey
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ cup diced onion
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 package (285 gr) falafel mix
- ½ cup store-bought tzatziki
- 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/3 cup unsalted pistachios
- 1 tbsp honey
- 36 appetizer skewers
Directions
- Heat olive oil in a medium-size frying pan over medium heat.
- Add onions and sauté for 2-4 minutes until softened and just beginning to brown.
- Add ground turkey, paprika, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook an additional 7-10 minutes, until turkey, is cooked through and no longer pink. Mix to break up any larger chunks. Set aside to cool.
- Prepare falafel mix according to package directions.
- Add turkey mixture and combine.
- Form mixture into 1-inch balls.
- Shallow fry or sauté in a non-stick frying pan.
- Cook falafel balls until browned, 2 minutes per side.
- Remove and let drain on paper towels until cooled.
- To assemble, spread tzatziki across a large appetizer platter.
- Dot with turkey falafel bites.
- Top each bite with an appetizer skewer.
- Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds, pistachio nuts and cilantro.
- Drizzle with honey.
- Serve!
TIP: You can make your turkey falafel bites up to 1 day ahead and refrigerate until needed. Feel free to serve with any or all of your favourite dips like hummus, baba ganoush or roasted red pepper dip.
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This holiday season when you’re gathering with your loved ones for festive celebrations Alberta Turkey makes a perfect meat choice for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in-between!
This post had been created in partnership between Alberta Turkey and Just Another Edmonton Mommy. All opinions are my own.