Poached turkey with tuna mayonnaise

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Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes

Cuisine: Modern Australian

Serves: 8

Type: Seafood

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Photography: Richard Mortimer

By Suzanne Gibbs

Ingredients

2kg turkey breast, boned, rolled
1 carrot, cut into chunks
1 celery stalk, cut into chunks
1 onion, cut into quarters
handful of parsley sprigs
1 small bay leaf
lemon rind, watercress sprigs or chopped parsley, to serve
Tuna Mayonnaise
150g can tuna in oil, drained
4 anchovies
¼cup (50g) baby capers, drained
1 ¾cups (525g) mayonnaise
lemon juice, to taste

Preparation method

1. Place turkey breast in a large saucepan with carrot, celery, onion, parsley and bay leaf, and add enough water to just cover. Bring slowly to boil, cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and leave turkey to cool in liquid.

2. Meanwhile, make Tuna Mayonnaise. Use a food processor to blend tuna with anchovies, 2 tablespoons of capers and 2 tablespoons of cooled cooking liquid. Add to a bowl with mayonnaise and mix thoroughly. Season and add lemon juice to taste. If necessary, add more liquid to make a coating consistency.

3. Remove turkey from pan, discarding remaining liquid. Cut turkey into thin slices, arrange on a platter and spoon over tuna mayonnaise. Sprinkle with remaining capers and lemon rind and serve with watercress.

The beauty of this dish is that it can be made well ahead of time, which is always a bonus at this time of year.

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