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Za'atar Dijon Smoked Turkey
Give your oven a break this year by making a deliciously different Za'atar Dijon Smoked Turkey! Perfect alongside salt-roasted sweet potatoes, roasted red cabbage, and maple tahini acorn squash, fire up the smoker to make holiday cooking so much easier.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 796 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
Mediterranean , American , International , Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 12 lbs turkey
- ½ cup Dijon mustard
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons za'atar seasoning
- 3 limes zested and halved
- 1 sweet yellow onion halved and quartered
- 10 prigs fresh thyme
- sea salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the pellet side of the Cuisinart Twin Oaks Pellet & Gas Grill to 325 degrees.
- Gently rinse and pat dry turkey and place into a roasting pan, then whisk together the dijon mustard, olive oil, za'atar seasoning, and lime zest. Coat entire turkey with marinade, then stuff the inside with as much of the lime halves and onion quarters and thyme sprigs as possible, surrounding the outside of the turkey with the remaining lime, onion, and thyme sprigs. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper, then place meat probes into the thickest portions of the breast and thigh.
- Place turkey in the smoker and plug in meat probes. Close the lid and let smoke until the lowest temperature meat probe reaches 165 degrees, about 3 hours for a 12-pound turkey. For browner, crispier skin, turn the heat up to 350 degrees when the lowest temperature probe reaches 155 degrees. Remove turkey from smoker and let sit for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
796kcal
(40%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
106g
(212%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
348mg
(116%)
Sodium
722mg
(30%)
Potassium
1194mg
(34%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
392IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
103mg
(10%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 796
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 796kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 106g | 212% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 348mg | 116% |
| Sodium | 722mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 1194mg | 25% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 392IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 10% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.