Make the most of your turkey leftovers with this delicious and healthy turkey wrap recipe. The creamy turkey salad filling is made with grapes, cranberries, pecans, and a combo of mayonnaise and yogurt and then wrapped in a tortilla along with spinach for a quick and tasty meal!
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Healthy Turkey Wraps
The holidays are always full of fun and good food, but many of us are stuck with the same issue once the holidays come and go. How to use up all of that turkey!
This healthy turkey wrap recipe is a great way to put those turkey leftovers to good use!
Perfect for an easy lunch, or served along with some sides for a heartier meal, these healthy turkey wraps are full of texture and delicious flavour.
The nuts add a nice crunch, the mayonnaise and Greek yogurt make it super creamy, while the grapes and cranberries lend a sweet burst of flavour. When combined with leftover turkey breast, it makes for one tasty and satisfying turkey salad filling for these wraps.
And the best part is, they take only a few minutes to throw together and they’re always a hit with the whole family!
Be sure to try my Chicken Salad with Grapes and Almonds, Spicy Chicken Wraps Recipe and Falafel Wrap too!
Why we love this recipe
- Quick and easy: Just mix the turkey salad ingredients together and roll them into tortillas along with some fresh baby spinach. This is a low effort recipe, with delicious results!
- Budget-friendly: If you’re looking for ways to use up Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey so that nothing goes to waste, this recipe will be your new best friend! You’ll likely have a lot of the other ingredients on hand too, especially during the holidays.
- Healthier: The turkey salad is a good source of lean protein, fibre and healthy fats which is a super satisfying combo. The creamy dressing is made with a mix of mayo and Greek yogurt, so you still get that creamy texture but with less saturated fat and calories.
Ingredient notes
- Mayonnaise: I prefer to use full fat mayo for these turkey wraps, but you can use low fat if you prefer. You can also sub in vegan mayo if you have an intolerance to eggs.
- Greek yogurt: Some of the mayo is substituted for Greek yogurt. It adds some extra protein and cuts down on overall fat and calories.
- Green onions: For a nice savoury flavour. You could also use chopped chives or diced red onion too.
- Seasonings: Salt and pepper. You may want to add a little less depending on how seasoned your turkey meat is.
- Turkey breast: Use cooked turkey breast for this recipe. You can use any turkey leftovers (like this air fryer boneless turkey breast) or cook turkey breasts from scratch. Chicken breast can also can be substituted.
- Celery: Finely chopped for a nice crunch. You could also add some chopped carrot for some extra colour and crunch.
- Red grapes: Cut in half or quartered. I like the colour that red grapes provide, but you could also use green grapes or diced apple if preferred.
- Dried cranberries: These add a great sweet tang to each bite and make the wraps extra festive.
- Spinach: I like to add some baby spinach to the wraps to incorporate some extra veggies. Other greens such as arugula or lettuce can also be used.
- Tortillas: I like to use whole grain, but any type of wraps will work well.
Step by step instructions
- In a bowl, mix the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, green onion, salt and pepper until combined.
- Stir in the turkey, celery, grapes, dried cranberries and pecans and toss until well coated.
- Place the tortillas on a flat surface. Add a strip of spinach down the centre of each wrap. Top each tortilla with equal amounts of turkey salad mixture.
- Roll tightly, tucking in all of the ingredients if they start to fall out. Cut in half, if desired. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes:
- Although the recipe calls for turkey breast, you can use any turkey meat that you have. Even if you don’t have leftover turkey, you can cook up a turkey breast or turkey breast tenderloins and dice up the meat to use in these wraps. Chicken breast can easily be subbed in for the turkey too.
- Use your favourite type of mayo. You can use regular full-fat, reduced-fat or vegan mayo. All will work well in this recipe.
- If serving this recipe to young children and/or your grapes are on the larger side, you may wish to quarter the grapes to make them smaller to prevent choking.
- Although I typically use whole grain tortillas, you can use whatever type of tortilla you prefer. Gluten-free, low carb, regular white flour tortillas, spinach tortillas or lettuce wraps will all work well.
- If cutting these wraps in half, you may wish to secure each half with a toothpick to help keep it together.
Recipe FAQs
Store the turkey salad in the fridge in an air-tight container or covered bowl for up to four days. For best results, assemble the wraps right before serving.
These wraps taste best when freshly assembled so that the spinach and tortillas don’t go soggy. That said, you can make them ahead of time if you want to make a grab and go lunch. You can store the pre-made wraps in the fridge for up to two days.
The mayo turkey salad can easily be used on bread to make sandwiches, or if you want a lower carb option, you can make lettuce wraps using romaine, Boston or Bibb lettuce instead of regular tortillas. The turkey salad can also be added to a bed of greens for a filling salad.
Tuck and roll the tortilla and fillings tightly and secure with toothpicks if needed. You can also wrap the bottom of the rolled up wrap with paper towel to prevent the fillings from falling out the bottom.
If transporting, wrap tightly with saran wrap, parchment paper or foil and move it down as you eat the wrap to keep all of the ingredients tucked in the tortilla.
It depends on the type of tortillas and bread that you’re comparing. Wraps do tend to have lower calories than bread and sometimes contain less fibre, but it depends on the size of the tortilla. Many tortillas and breads can also be filled with lots of processed ingredients, so try to find a variety with less processed ingredients such as Dave’s Killer bread, Food for Life Ezekial bread and Angelic Bakehouse tortillas.
Whether you choose bread or tortillas, ideally it’s best to look for 100% whole grain on the label rather than white, enriched or multi-grain to ensure that the grains haven’t been stripped of key nutrients like fibre, B vitamins and iron.
Serving suggestions
Serve this healthy turkey wrap recipe by itself, along with some fresh vegetables and hummus (like this Sweet Potato Hummus!) or along with a salad, like this:
Turkey Wrap Ideas: Recipe Variations
- Meat: The turkey can be substituted with cooked chicken breast.
- Dried fruit: The cranberries can be swapped for other dried fruits like raisins, sultanas or chopped dried apricots.
- Fresh fruit: Try using green grapes instead of red or adding in some chopped apple.
- Different base: The Greek yogurt can be swapped for all mayo or sour cream.
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Healthy Turkey Wrap Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 1.5 cups cubed cooked turkey breast
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1 cup halved red grapes
- 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 4 large whole-grain tortillas (or sub in your favourite type of wrap)
- Large handful of baby spinach
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, green onion, salt and pepper until combined. Stir in the turkey, celery, grapes, dried cranberries and pecans and toss until well coated.
- Place the tortillas on a flat surface. Add a strip of spinach down the centre of each wrap. Top each tortilla with equal amounts of turkey salad mixture.
- Roll tightly, tucking in all of the ingredients if they start to fall out. Cut in half, if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Although the recipe calls for turkey breast, you can use any turkey meat that you have. Even if you don’t have leftover turkey, you can cook up a turkey breast or turkey breast tenderloins and dice up the meat to use in these wraps. Chicken breast can easily be subbed in for the turkey too.
- Use your favourite type of mayo. You can use regular full-fat, reduced-fat or vegan mayo. All will work well in this recipe.
- If serving this recipe to young children and/or your grapes are on the larger side, you may wish to quarter the grapes to make them smaller to prevent choking.
- Although I typically use whole grain tortillas, you can use whatever type of tortilla you prefer. Gluten-free, low carb, regular white flour tortillas, spinach tortillas or lettuce wraps will all work well.
- If cutting these wraps in half, you may wish to secure each half with a toothpick to help keep it together.
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