roast turkey recipe

edition 41

Quantities are for a bird weighing 7 kg (15 pounds).

Make a special butter which will go between the skin and meat.

• 375 grams of butter (1 2/3 cups) room temperature

• salt and pepper

• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

• zest of two small lemons and the juice

• 3 garlic cloves finely chopped

• handful of parsley chopped

Add to the turkey cavity:

• salt and pepper 

• two halved onions…