Rosemary Roasted Turkey & Celery Walnut Stuffing

I bet everyone is posting what you should do with your leftover turkey but I am just a turkey sandwich person. And I am still enjoying the Rosemary Roasted Turkey and the Celery Walnut Stuffing I made. So, no turkey leftover recipes. Sorry~~~ But if you want some fresh ideas, I suggest turkey fried rice or turkey rice porridge (congee). Add some Asian cooking into your leftover turkey might be a good twist. 

I don't have much secret to share on making turkey but one thing I learned from this Rosemary Roasted Turkey recipe is that putting the oil based marinade under the turkey skin does keep the turkey meat moist and juicy. Cooking at low temperature helps too. I use this recipe several times and it never fail me. Also, I find this fantastic light but tasty recipe for stuffing. A bit different from the traditional stuffing using bacon and some other greasy ingredients but adding some dried apricots. It is good for vegetarian too! The original recipe is from The Essential Cook Book for Everyday Use: The New Cook. Enjoy~~~

Celery Walnut Stuffing

2 onions, peeled and finely chopped

2 tbsp butter

2 cups fresh whole-wheat bread crumbs (I used wheat bread instead of bread crumbs, still good!)

4 stalks celery, trimmed and chopped

2 eating apples, cored and roughly chopped

1/2 cup dried ready-to-eat apricots, chopped

1 cup walnuts, chopped

2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

salt and pepper to taste

To make stuffing, simple cook the onion in butter until soften but not color. Then, combine all the other ingredients. Add the cooked onion and seasoning at last and stir in parsley. You can use this to stuff your turkey right away or cook in 350F for 30 to 40 minutes as a stand alone side dish. 

Happy Blogging - Vee