Sit the turkey in a roasting tin and gently push your fingers under the skin, starting from the neck, until you can push your whole hand in down the length of the breast.

Roast turkey lemon. Add the lemon zest and juice, crushed garlic and chopped parsley. Want to save this recipe? Web arrange half of the lemon slices under the skin.

In a small saucepan, heat oil, rosemary, garlic, and lemon zest. Add the zest and juice of the lemon and 1 teaspoon of thyme leaves to the butter mixture. Ingredients scale 1 whole turkey (about 12 pounds), neck and giblets removed, rinsed and patted dry

Web roast it in a bag. Web cover the turkey with kitchen foil and lots of tea towels and leave to rest for 1½ hours. Place onions, garlic and sprigs of fresh herbs in the bottom of a roasting pan.

Web description celebrate this festive season with nothing other than a well prepared, moist, tender festive turkey! Mix the butter with the lemon zest, garlic and herbs. Web directions let turkey sit at room temperature 30 minutes.

Web step 1 up to two days ahead, make the salt mix by grinding the salt with the thyme leaves and pepper in a spice grinder or using a pestle and mortar. Season the cavity well with salt and pepper, then stuff with the onions, lemon, garlic halves and 2 bay leaves. Fresh ingredients, including lemon, rosemary, and garlic, contribute to the mouthwatering flavor.

Remove the giblets from the turkey cavity. Season generously with kosher salt and pepper and roast in the oven until the turkey breast reaches an internal temperature of 165ºf. Put in a big roasting tin (keeping any giblets to make stock, if you like).