Best roast turkey recipes for Thanksgiving

15 turkey recipes for Thanksgiving

Inspired by global flavours such as Malaysia, Jamaica, the USA and the Middle East, switch up your roast turkey routine this Thanksgiving lunch.

Ben Dearnley

Inspired by global flavours such as Malaysia, Jamaica, the USA and the Middle East, switch up your roast turkey routine this Thanksgiving.

Soy-poached turkey breast

Soy-poached turkey breast

Classic roast turkey

Classic roast turkey

Turkey involtini

Turkey involtini

Roast turkey with freekah and pancetta stuffing

Roast turkey with freekah and pancetta stuffing

Guy Grossi’s turkey saltimbocca with cranberries

Guy Grossi’s turkey saltimbocca with cranberries

Whole barbecued turkey with buffalo ricotta and blistered grapes

Whole barbecued turkey with buffalo ricotta and blistered grapes

Roast turkey with burghul, preserved lemon and pine nuts

Roast turkey with burghul, preserved lemon and pine nuts

Stephanie Alexander’s turkey roll with sour cherry relish

Stephanie Alexander’s turkey roll with sour cherry relish

Tony Tan’s Malaysian-style roast turkey with cucumber acar

Tony Tan’s Malaysian-style roast turkey with cucumber acar

Turkey with chestnut, rosemary and apple stuffing and cherry cranberry reserve

Turkey with chestnut, rosemary and apple stuffing and cherry cranberry reserve

Cider-brined smoked turkey with cranberry barbecue sauce

Cider-brined smoked turkey with cranberry barbecue sauce

Barbecued turkey with corn and jicama salad

Barbecued turkey with corn and jicama salad

Roast turkey with pistachio and rosemary stuffing, and fig and mint salad

Roast turkey with pistachio and rosemary stuffing, and fig and mint salad

Apricot and pistachio stuffed turkey legs

Apricot and pistachio stuffed turkey legs

Roast turkey with sour-cherry stuffing and pickled cherries

Roast turkey with sour-cherry stuffing and pickled cherries

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