Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, roasted lemon rosemary turkey. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Roasted Lemon Rosemary Turkey is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Roasted Lemon Rosemary Turkey is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
Fresh ingredients, including lemon, rosemary, and garlic, contribute to the mouthwatering flavor. Juicy roast turkey with roasted potatoes, gravy and traditional Newfoundland summer savoury stuffing is probably my favorite meal and my preferred To extract all that flavour for this Lemon Rosemary Brined Roasted Turkey, I like to steep the herbs and other ingredients into a sort of tea to add to the. This flavorful turkey is rubbed with a lemon rosemary rub that takes seconds to whip up.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have roasted lemon rosemary turkey using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Roasted Lemon Rosemary Turkey:
- Prepare Rosemary Lemon Salt
- Make ready 1/2 cup kosher or sea salt
- Prepare 2 lemons, zested (save lemons for turkey)
- Get 2 fresh rosemary sprigs
- Take For the Turkey
- Prepare 1 olive oil (optional)
- Prepare 1 bunch celery with bottoms and tops cut off
- Get 1 bunch whole carrots, unpeeled with tops and bottoms cut off
- Make ready 1 sweet onion, sliced in 1" thick slices
- Take 3/4 cup water or stock
- Prepare 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Prepare 4 fresh rosemary sprigs
Flavorful rosemary-lemon oil is great for the turkey. You are five ingredients away from this delicious rosemary and lemon roasted turkey - an elegant family dinner. Why serve a basic roasted turkey like grandma used to make when you can surprise your family and friends with a scrumptious new take on the Thanksgiving. Your guests will rave over the delicious yet simple flavor of this lemon rosemary roasted turkey.
Steps to make Roasted Lemon Rosemary Turkey:
- In a food processor add the salt, lemon zest and rosemary sprigs. Pulse until all ingredients are fine and combined. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 325 °.
- Rinse and pat dry your turkey.
- In a deep baking pan or roasting pan, line the celery and carrots on the bottom of the pan after spraying with nonstick cooking spray.
- Slice the lemons you've used for the lemon zest and tuck them under the skin of the turkey along with 2 rosemary sprigs.
- At this point you can rub down the turkey with olive oil for a browner crispier skin. I personally don't eat the skin so I omitted this step although the golden brown skin does look pretty for serving and presentation purposes. Rub the rosemary lemon salt all over the turkey liberally. Dont forget the cavity! Sprinkle black pepper on top of turkey and in the cavity as well. (Store excess rosemary salt in an air tight container for other recipes)
- Place the seasoned turkey on top of the celery and carrots and add the sliced onions around the pan. Garnish with sprigs of rosemary before roasting. Add 3/4 cup water or stock to pan.
- Cook uncovered for 20 minutes per pound of turkey. Mine was only a small 5 lb turkey so I ended up cooking it for about an hour and 40 minutes for the most juicy perfect bird. If your turkey is browning a little too quickly, feel free to cover it with foil for the remaining cooking time.
- Once your house is smelling amazing and your cooking time is up, remove the turkey from the oven and allow it to rest for at least 20 minutes before slicing into it. This allows the bird to retain the juices from baking for a more moist turkey since proteins continue cooking for at least 10 minutes after removing it from the heat source.
- Slice and enjoy with your favorite sides, salads, gravies or on a sandwich of your choice!
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place the rosemary, garlic and lemon zest and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until the lemon is slightly shriveled and garlic is soft. Roast until the turkey is golden brown. Simple Roast Turkey Breast seasoned with fragrant Rosemary and Meyer Lemon, then baked over riced cauliflower.
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