Cranberry BBQ Sauce Turkey Sliders

Ingredients

Celery Apple Slaw:

• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 1 granny smith apple, cored but not peeled, cut into 2-inch matchsticks

Cranberry BBQ Sliders:

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large shallot, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup Cranberry Sauce, recipe follows
• 1/4 cup low sodium ketchup
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cups shredded turkey
• 12 sweet dinner rolls (Sweet Hawaiian rolls)

Cranberry Sauce:

• One 1-pound bag fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 orange, zested and juiced

Directions

For the sauce:

• Whisk together the vinegar, mustard, oil, celery, apples, pepper in a large bowl. Set aside while you make the sliders.

For the sliders:

1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add the shallots and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
4. Stir in the cranberry sauce, ketchup, vinegar, Dijon, Worcestershire, salt and pepper.
5. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.
6. Turn off the heat and carefully pour the sauce into a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
7. Place the turkey into a large bowl and pour the sauce over the turkey, stirring to coat evenly with the sauce.
8. To serve, spoon a 1/4 cup of the turkey onto the bottom half of the rolls, garnish with 2 tablespoons of the slaw and top with the top half of the roll.

Cranberry Sauce:

1. Combine the cranberries, maple syrup cinnamon, orange zest and orange juice in a medium saucepan.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil.
3. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
4. Turn the burner off.
5. Using the back of your spoon, lightly mash the cranberries to desired consistency.
6. Chill until ready to serve.