Turkey with Herbs and Exotic Salad

Name: Turkey with Herbs and Exotic Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Turkey breast whole 2.2 lbs; Garlic 1 tsp; Thyme 1 tsp; Marjoram 4 tsp; Rosemary 1 tsp; Basil 5 tsp; Fine salt 1 tsp; Black pepper to taste; Lemons (zest of 1 + juice) 2.5 oz; Extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp; Mango cleaned 1 ½ cup; Avocado ripe 9.2 oz; Greek yogurt 0.4 cup; Dijon mustard 2 tbsp; Mayonnaise 5 tbsp; Fresh scallion (about 1) 1.2 oz; Lemon juice 1 ½ tbsp

686

Calories per serving

Gluten Free

Energy Kcal 686
Carbohydrates g 19.2
of which sugars g 16.8
Protein g 51.5
Fats g 44.8
of which saturated fat g 8.76
Fiber g 6.1
Cholesterol mg 130
Sodium mg 696

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Serving: 4
Cost: Average
Note + 1 hour of turkey marinating

PRESENTATION

The turkey with herbs and exotic salad is a summer and light main dish, perfect to enjoy even cold. The delicate taste of turkey meat, enriched by an herb and lemon marinade, deliciously combines with the rich and fleshy mango and avocado salad, creating an unexpected and surprisingly tasty combination that will make your lunch break very appetizing! But despite its simplicity, the exotic flavor and the curated presentation make this recipe ideal also for more sophisticated occasions and demanding guests. You can offer the turkey with herbs and exotic salad in your Sunday menus, or use it to enrich the buffets of your terrace dinners. We are sure that with little effort you will manage to make a great impression!

Also discover the roast turkey and the pot-roasted turkey!

INGREDIENTS

686

Calories per serving

For the Turkey: Turkey breast 2.2 lbs (1.1 kg) - whole; Garlic 1 tsp (5 g); Thyme 1 tsp (4 g); Marjoram 4 tsp (4 g); Rosemary 1 tsp (4 g); Basil 5 tsp (5 g); Fine salt 1 tsp (5 g); Black pepper to taste; Lemons 2.5 oz (70 g) - (zest of 1 + juice); Extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp (15 g)

For the Exotic Salad: Mango 1 ½ cup (330 g) - cleaned; Avocado 9.2 oz (260 g) - ripe; Greek yogurt 0.4 cup (100 g); Dijon mustard 2 tbsp (30 g); Mayonnaise 5 tbsp (70 g); Fresh scallion 1.2 oz (35 g) - (about 1); Lemon juice 1 ½ tbsp (20 g)

Preparation

How to prepare Turkey with Herbs and Exotic Salad

To prepare the turkey with herbs and exotic salad, start by preparing the marinade for the turkey breast. Place thyme, marjoram, and rosemary on a cutting board 1 and finely chop them 2. Then grate the zest of half a lemon 3

and squeeze its juice 4. Now that the ingredients are ready, proceed to clean the meat: remove the fat and cartilage 5, then take a sufficiently large baking dish and place the cleaned turkey breast in it 6.

Sprinkle the top side with half of the chopped herbs 7, half of the grated zest 8, and press half of the garlic with a garlic press 9.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper 10 and massage well to absorb the flavors 11. Then turn your turkey breast over to the other side 12 and repeat the process with the remaining ingredients.

Sprinkle also with basil, coarsely chopped by hand, and drizzle with lemon juice 13. Cover with plastic wrap 14, and let marinate in the fridge for at least an hour. After this time, drizzle a baking tray with oil 15

And place the marinated turkey on it 16, pouring the marinade over it 17. Seal the tray with a sheet of aluminum foil 18 and bake in a preheated static oven at 392°F for 35-40 minutes.

While the turkey is cooking, prepare the salad. Cut the spring onion into rings 19, and soak the slices obtained in a bowl with cold water and salt for about 30 minutes 20, to make them more digestible as you will use them raw. Prepare the sauce: in a small bowl, place the yogurt, mustard 21

And the mayonnaise 22, and mix to obtain a homogeneous sauce 23. Return to the salad: peel the mango 24,

remove the pit and cut the flesh into cubes 25. Do the same with the avocado: cut it in half, remove the pit 26, and peel it 27

and cut the flesh into cubes 28. Squeeze the lemon to extract the juice 29 and pour it into the bowl along with the mango and avocado 30.

Add the drained and rinsed onion 31, and finally season with the sauce prepared earlier 32, keeping some aside to garnish the turkey slices. Serve your herb turkey in slices, sprinkled with a bit of sauce, and accompanied by the exotic salad 33.

Storage

The herb turkey can be kept in the fridge covered for 2-3 days. It can also be frozen, once cooked, if you have used fresh and not defrosted ingredients. The mango and avocado salad can be kept in the fridge covered for 1-2 days maximum.

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