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GARLIC & HERB TURKEY BREAST WITH LEMON OLIVE DRESSING

Healthier, simple roasted turkey breast seasoned with fragrant garlic, herbs and lemon served with a flavourful olive dressing. A deliciously healthy recipe that is gluten free, low calorie and paleo!


Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Healthy
Servings: 2
Author: the communal feast

Ingredients

  • 1 boneless skinless turkey breasts
  • 1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped rosemary
  • 1/4 cup fresh oregano chopped
  • 1 tablespoon red chili flakes
  • Salt & pepper
  • 2 lemons
  • 4 tablespoons salted butter sliced into 6 pieces
  • 1 cup fresh basil chopped
  • 1/2 cup green olives roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive juice

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. 
  • 2. Combine the 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, 1/4 cup chopped parsley, ½ tablespoon red chili flakes, 2 tablespoons chopped oregano, chopped rosemary and a large pinch of salt and pepper and mix everything together. Place your turkey breast in a baking dish and coat well with your herb mix. Arrange some of the lemon slices and halved lemons around the turkey, next add 4 smashed garlic cloves around the turkey. Add your 6 slices of butter to cover the turkey breast. Transfer to the oven and roast for 40-45 minutes, cooking until the turkey is cooked through and the lemons are charred. If you used a skin on turkey or bone in this will take longer to cook. Keep an eye on the lemon slices to make sure they don’t burn.
  • 3. To make the dressing, add the remaining 1/3 cup olive oil, parsley, oregano, chopped basil, olives, olive juice and white balsamic to the left over herb mixture.
  • 4. Remove the charred lemon halves and garlic cloves from the baking dish. Finely chop/mash the garlic into a paste, stir the garlic into the dressing. Squeezed the juice from the charred lemon halves into the dressing, season with crushed red pepper and salt. Add 2 tablespoons of pan drippings to the dressing and mix together. Taste and adjust accordingly.
  • 5. Slice the turkey breast into nice thick slices and serve each piece of turkey with dressing spooned over top.
  • Serve turkey with roasted kale and fresh olives. -optional