Roasted Turkey Tacos with Pepsi MAX

These roasted turkey tacos are packed full of festive flavours, with a hot maple drizzle, sprout slaw, and chipotle orange shredded turkey!

Done in 1 hour

Serves 4

Dish by Spencer Lengsfield

Ingredients

Turkey:

2turkey thighs

3 tbspchipotle paste

2 tbspsoy sauce

2limes, juice

1orange, juice

Drizzleolive oil

2 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspground cumin

1 tbspmaple syrup

Slaw:

1/4cabbage, shredded

100gbrussels sprouts, shredded

2 tbspvegan mayo

1lime, juice

Salt, to taste

To serve:

Corn tortillas, toasted

Avocado, sliced

Radishes, sliced and lightly pickled

100mlMaple syrup

Big pinchchilli flakes

These tacos are perfect for someone who's always on the go - they're pretty simple to make, but still super festive. Make these for some much needed 'me time' with Pepsi MAX>

Method

Preheat the oven to 200 C. While it heats up, mix up the marinade for the turkey. Toss the legs in the mixture, then pop onto a baking tray and into the oven for around 30-40 minutes or until cooked through.

While the turkey roasts, move onto the slaw. Finely shred the cabbage and sprouts, then add to a bowl along with mayo, lime juice, and salt. Mix well, and set aside

This is also a good time to make the hot maple - to a small saucepan, add maple syrup, chilli flakes, and a pinch of cayenne. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let it cool.

Once the turkey is cooked through, remove from the bone and roughly shred with two forks.

Time to build the tacos! Sliced avocado and slaw on the bottom, then the roasted turkey, radish, and a drizzle of hot maple to finish.

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Spencer has been cooking since she got her first Easy-Bake oven at four years old, and began recipe developing professionally whilst completing her Master’s degree in 2020. Born in Los Angeles, she has an inherent love for all things Mexican, Japanese, and Korean, but is also heavily influenced by her family's Louisiana heritage. Spencer loves bright flavours, spice and fusion food. If she were a food, she'd be kimchi - versatile, spicy and funky.