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Saffron roast turkey
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Saffron roast turkey

22 ingredients 15 min Serves 8 - 10 openrecipes
Saffron roast turkey

Classic roast turkey not your thing? Add a bit of spice and some special sausages and make a meal to remember

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1278
Calories
80g
Protein
62g
Fat
104g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 21 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Saffron not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Harissa not in our table 0
Redcurrant not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lemon
  • good pinch saffron strands
  • 3 large onions , 2 thinly sliced, 1 quartered
  • 3 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for greasing
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds , lightly crushed
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds , lightly crushed
  • 140g dried cranberries
  • 100g pistachios , roughly chopped
  • 100g couscous soaked in 300ml cold water
  • 2 x 20g packs flat-leaf parsley , chopped, plus generous sprigs to garnish
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 4.5-6kg/10-12lb turkey , giblets removed
  • 50g butter , melted
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • bay leaves , to garnish
  • 2 x 450g packs good-quality pork sausage
  • 2 tbsp harissa paste (Belazu is good)
  • 2 red onions , cut into wedges
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 red onions , cut into wedges
  • 600ml turkey or chicken stock
  • redcurrant jelly , to taste (optional)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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