Wondering what to do with leftover cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving? Throw this easy cranberry mayonnaise together! The perfect accompaniment to a simple turkey sandwich. Vegetarian.
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There is this place.
It’s called Q’s. It’s in Illinois. And they make the best sandwiches in the world.
They make this sandwich. It’s just turkey. And veggies. And this cranberry mayonnaise.
When we moved to New York, it meant saying goodbye to the restaurant.
And their sandwiches.
And their cranberry mayonnaise.
(cue violins because WOMP WOMP)
So I set out to recreate this marvelous mayonnaise on my own. And I’m pleased to say that this cranberry mayonnaise recipe is pretty dang close to the original. BONUS: It’s the perfect way to use up leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving or Christmas!
I slathered it on a turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, a lil’ mustard, and some sharp white cheddar cheese.
Then I ate it.
All was excellent.
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The easiest cranberry mayonnaise – the perfect way to use up leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving or Christmas!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tbsp. leftover cranberry sauce (you can also used canned if you don’t have leftovers!)
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Notes
You may need to adjust this mayonnaise mix to suit your cranberry sauce – just give it a taste when you mix it together and add an extra pinch of ingredients as necessary!
I recommend this cranberry mayonnaise on a turkey sandwich with my favorite easy crusty French bread, white cheddar or brie cheese, and plenty of fresh greens. You could also use it with slow cooker shredded chicken sandwiches if you don’t have leftover turkey!
Kay says
September 14, 2018 at 11:00 AMI am going to try your cranberry mayo recipe been looking for a pre made one at Lunds ( its a grocery store in MN) with no luck wanted to recreate a turkey sandwich they make…thanks to you I can
Kay
Jackie @ Life As A Strawberry says
October 1, 2018 at 10:32 PMHi Kay, how did it turn out?
elizabeth says
May 12, 2018 at 8:39 PMsorry, but this tasted awful! i tried just a can of whole berry sauce and 1/2 cup of mayo and it was great!
Sarah Moschenross says
January 10, 2016 at 10:38 AMI just googled cranberry mayo to recreate the Q’s sandwich on the challah I made and found that you had already done it!! Thanks, Jessie! I hope you are doing well and thanks for your great blog post!
Jessie says
January 12, 2016 at 1:12 AMAhh! I miss Q’s so much! Thanks, Sarah – so happy you found the site and hope you’re doing well!!
kim says
December 19, 2015 at 11:51 AMIs this Galesburg in IL?
Jessie says
December 22, 2015 at 3:58 PMIt is indeed! I did my undergrad work at Knox College 🙂
Winifred says
October 12, 2015 at 7:34 PMThanks for the recipe. It’s Canadian Thanksgiving here (we had our turkey yesterday) and I just made panninis with it. Turkey, stuffing and cranberry mayo on herb and garlic focaccia with gravy on the side for dipping. They were a big hit.
Jessie says
November 5, 2015 at 8:48 AMI’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know how it turned out!
Elyssa says
June 28, 2015 at 9:28 PMOmg I went to a restaurant this afternoon and the sandwhich I ordered consisted of honey wheat bread, turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, bean sprouts, and cranberry mayonnaise. My new favorite sandwhich ever!
Jessie says
July 13, 2015 at 7:52 PMThat sounds amazing! I’ll definitely have to try that sandwich combo. next time I make this mayonnaise.
Cady says
October 12, 2014 at 10:33 AMThe restaurant I used to work at made turkey paninis with just turkey, cheddar cheese, and cranberry mayo. Other restaurants just don’t even compare. Thank you for this recipe!!