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Tuscan Roast Turkey Breast Recipe
Tuscan Roast Turkey Breast Recipe-February 2024
Feb 12, 2026 1:18 AM

  

Ingredients

serves 10 to 12

  1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

  1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

  3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh rosemary, plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped, plus 5 sprigs for roasting

  2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh sage, plus 5 sprigs for roasting

  2 tablespoons finely grated orange zest

  1 tablespoon fennel seeds, coarsely chopped

  1 dried chile, crumbled

  1 garlic clove, minced

  1 turkey breast (about 7 pounds), deboned, trimmed, and butterflied

  Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

  8 ounces pancetta or bacon, thinly sliced

  1 cup black seedless grapes (optional)

  1/2 cup dry white wine

  2 cups homemade or low-sodium store-bought turkey or chicken stock

  Farro, Orange, and Pine Nut Dressing, for serving (page 377)

  

Step 1

Stir 3 tablespoons oil, parsley, coarsely chopped rosemary, chopped sage, zest, fennel seeds, chile, and garlic in a bowl. Rub all over turkey, and season with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow, nonreactive baking pan; cover. Refrigerate at least 4 hours (or overnight).

  

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Let turkey stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Put herb sprigs into pan. Roll up turkey. Cover evenly with pancetta, and tie with kitchen twine; return to pan. Drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil; season with pepper. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the turkey registers 160°F, about 1 1/2 hours. Add grapes to pan if desired during last 20 minutes. Transfer turkey to a cutting board; let rest 20 minutes.

  

Step 3

Transfer pan juices to a bowl, and reserve for another use. Heat pan on top of stove over medium heat. Add wine, and cook, stirring, until reduced by half. Stir in stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until slightly thickened. Stir in finely chopped rosemary, and season with salt and pepper.

  

Step 4

Slice turkey; transfer to a platter. Serve with herbed pan sauce and dressing.

  Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group.Buy the full book from Amazon.

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