Christmas time is turkey time. Nothing lands on the festive table with more weight and anticipation than the giant bird. You can either get a whole turkey roasting in the oven, for which we recommend Heston Blumenthal’s tried-and-true turkey recipe with gravy, or just stuff and roast your turkey legs. We also like the turkey barbecued, smoked or rolled up involtini-style.
These are our best Christmas turkey recipes.

Bay leaf and lemon myrtle roast Christmas turkey recipe

Brined barbecued turkey with spices and a piri piri sauce

Indian-spiced marinated turkey with two chutneys

Whole barbecued turkey with buffalo ricotta and blistered grapes

Stephanie Alexander’s turkey roll with sour cherry relish

Cider-brined smoked turkey with cranberry barbecue sauce

Kylie Kwong’s red-braised free-range turkey breast with Chinese coleslaw

Red roasted free-range turkey with Turkish pepperoni

Red braised turkey with pickled radishes

Roast herbed turkey roll with Meyer lemon mayonnaise

Heston Blumenthal’s roast turkey and gravy

Roast turkey with freekah and pancetta stuffing

Guy Grossi’s turkey saltimbocca with cranberries

Roast turkey with burghul, preserved lemon and pine nuts

Tony Tan’s Malaysian-style roast turkey with cucumber acar

Barbecued turkey with corn and jicama salad

Roast turkey with pistachio and rosemary stuffing, and fig and mint salad

Apricot and pistachio stuffed turkey legs

Roast turkey with sour-cherry stuffing and pickled cherries

Jock Zonfrillo’s roast turkey with native herbs and spices
