Turkey Cranberry Spinach Wellington. An easy holiday turkey alternative, especially for just a few people. Makes an easy but impressive dish to prepare in advance for a dinner party.
Turkey Cranberry Spinach Wellington.
Originally published March, 2008.
Here’s another recipe from our almost 20 year old archive, back in early 2008.
This is a great idea for households with just a couple or a young family. I think it would be a great way for older couples to make for the holidays.
I heard just that from a number of senir, retired couples when I posted a similar recipe for turkey breast, again using frozen puff pastry.
In that Turkey Cranberry Hazelnut Wellington recipe, a lot of seniors messaged to let me know this was perfect for their smaller celebrations.
The fact that you can prepare this for cooking hours ahead of time makes it ideal for a small dinner party as well. In my experience people are always impressed with a main dish wrapped in pastry!
Just prepare the recipe without egg washing the outside and keep covered in the fridge. When guests arrive, simply add the egg wash last and pop into the oven.
Then sit back and share cocktails while the oven does the work!
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Turkey Cranberry Spinach Wellington
Turkey Cranberry and Spinach Wellington. A holiday turkey alternative, especially for just a few people. Makes an easy but impressive dish to prepare in advance for a dinner party.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet, (12 x 12 inches) frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds uncooked turkey breast
- 4 cups spinach
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tbsp dry summer savoury (or 1 tbsp dry sage or other referred herb.)
- salt and pepper to season
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 egg + 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp water (beaten together for an egg wash)
Instructions
- Begin by sautéing the garlic in the olive oil and butter for a minute or two.
- Add the spinach and stir fry just until the spinach is completely wilted. This will only take a minute or two.
- Press the excess water from the spinach by pressing it in a sieve or some cheesecloth.
- Place this pastry sheet on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Place the cranberries along the center line of the pastry sheet.
- Brush the edges of the pastry with the egg wash.
- Place the turkey on top of the cranberries and the spinach over the turkey.
- Sprinkle the spinach with the dry savoury
- .Bring the edges of the dough together and pinch to seal. Do the same for the ends of the dough to seal as well.
- Roll the entire thing over so that the seam is on the bottom.
- Brush the egg wash over the entire surface of the pastry.
- Cut 3 to 4 one inch slots in the top of the pastry to let steam escape.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for about 40-50 minutes until the pastry is evenly golden brown all over.
- Use a meat thermometer to make sure that the center has reached at least 170 degrees F to be sure the turkey is completely cooked.
- Let rest for 10 minutes before cutting into individual servings.
Notes
As shown in the photo, the recipe can also be made with turkey tenders, A great way to scale the recipe down to just a couple of servings.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 776Total Fat 32gSaturated Fat 13gUnsaturated Fat 19gCholesterol 331mgSodium 692mgCarbohydrates 41gFiber 9gSugar 13gProtein 79g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.