Christmas time is turkey time. Nothing lands on the festive table with more weight and anticipation than the giant bird. You can either get a whole turkey roasting in the oven, for which we recommend Heston Blumenthal’s tried-and-true turkey recipe with gravy, or just stuff and roast your turkey legs. We also like the turkey barbecued, smoked or rolled up involtini-style.
These are our best Christmas turkey recipes.
Bay leaf and lemon myrtle roast Christmas turkey recipe
Brined barbecued turkey with spices and a piri piri sauce
Indian-spiced marinated turkey with two chutneys
Whole barbecued turkey with buffalo ricotta and blistered grapes
Stephanie Alexander’s turkey roll with sour cherry relish
Cider-brined smoked turkey with cranberry barbecue sauce
Kylie Kwong’s red-braised free-range turkey breast with Chinese coleslaw
Red roasted free-range turkey with Turkish pepperoni
Red braised turkey with pickled radishes
Roast herbed turkey roll with Meyer lemon mayonnaise
Heston Blumenthal’s roast turkey and gravy
Roast turkey with freekah and pancetta stuffing
Guy Grossi’s turkey saltimbocca with cranberries
Roast turkey with burghul, preserved lemon and pine nuts
Tony Tan’s Malaysian-style roast turkey with cucumber acar
Barbecued turkey with corn and jicama salad
Roast turkey with pistachio and rosemary stuffing, and fig and mint salad
Apricot and pistachio stuffed turkey legs
Roast turkey with sour-cherry stuffing and pickled cherries
Jock Zonfrillo’s roast turkey with native herbs and spices
Turkey and pistachio terrine with pickled nectarines
