Ingredients
- 14 lb turkey - (to 15 lbs)
- Salt to taste
- Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
- 5 x Maui onions - (to 6) cut large chunks
- 6 x garlic heads unpeeled, and
- separated into cloves
- 2 bn fresh rosemary
- 5 x lemons - (to 6) halved
- 1/4 c. butter softened
- 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
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Roast Turkey With Garlic, Onions And Lemons
Servings: 12
Directions
- Remove neck and giblets from turkey. Wash turkey well, then pat dry and season inside and out with salt and pepper. Fill body cavity with 4 onions, 5 heads garlic, 1 1/2 bunches rosemary, 4 lemons and salt and pepper.
- Place turkey in roasting pan, truss legs and surround with remaining onions, garlic, rosemary and lemons. Rub turkey with butter and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over vegetables in pan and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast turkey at 325 degrees, basting often, till nicely browned and thermometer inserted into deepest part of thigh reads 175 degrees, 15 min per lb..
- Makes 14 to 16 servings.
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