Thanksgiving is the event when your family and friends have a lavish and delicious lunch by sitting on the same dinner table. The easiest way to make your thanksgiving holidays unforgettable and cosy is cooking the food by using simple and most basic ingredients. You can cook your thanksgiving meal by using oranges because orange gives your dish a fruity, rich and tangy flavour. It easily compliments with the flavour of olive oil and makes your dish more tasty and delicious.

This article will help you to make the best thanksgiving recipes using oranges and olive oil. This orange and olive oil combination will make your thanksgiving meal a lavish and true feast.

Orange-Glazed roasted turkey with olive oil:

Turkey is always the start and main dish of your thanksgiving dinner. A flavourful and delicious orange and olive oil glaze will enhance the flavour of your turkey. The recipe for orange glazed roasted turkey with olive oil has following ingredients and directions:

Ingredients:

1. One whole turkey
2. Half cup of fresh orange juice
3. Zest of two oranges
4. One-fourth cup of olive oil
5. One-fourth cup of honey
6. Two tablespoons of mustard
7. One tablespoon of soy sauce
8. Two tablespoons of fresh thyme
9. Salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven at about 175 degrees for 10-15 minutes so that heat is equally distributed in the oven to cook the food.
2. Take a cooking pan and add orange juice, orange zest, honey, olive oil, mustard, soy sauce and fresh thyme and mix them well. Now cook this mixture on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Stir the mixture until it gets slightly thick.
3. Now season your turkey with salt and pepper completely. You can also use herbs if you want. Season your turkey inside and outside equally.
4. Now place your seasoned turkey on the baking tray and brush the orange glaze on the turkey skin. Make sure that your turkey is completely coated with glaze.
5. Now bake your turkey in the oven for about 2-3 hours. Make sure to add orange glaze every 30 minutes to have a nice, golden brown and moist turkey. Check the internal temperature of your turkey to make sure that it is completely cooked. Its internal temperature should be 74 degrees near the thigh area.
6. Now remove your turkey from the oven and let it rest for a while. After 10-15 minutes, cut your turkey into dishes and present it to your guests. You can also serve your orange glaze separately.

Cranberry-Orange sauce with olive oil:

Cranberry sauce is a very famous and most liked sauce on thanksgiving dinner tables. If you add orange and olive oil in it to enhance its flavour, it will add depth, richness and give a fruity taste to your sauce. The zesty texture of oranges, the tart flavour of cranberries and tangy flavour of olive oil compliments each other very well.

Its directions and ingredients are given below.

Ingredients:

1. One ounce of fresh cranberries
2. Half cup of orange juice
3. One orange zest
4. Half cup of sugar
5. Half cup of water
6. One tablespoon of olive oil
7. One cinnamon stick (optional)
8. One-fourth tablespoon ground ginger (optional)

Directions:

1. Take a cooking pan and add cranberries, orange juice, water sugar, olive oil and cinnamon sticks. Mix all these ingredients well and let them cook on medium heat until one boil comes.
2. After one boil comes, slow down your heat and cook it for about 10-15 minutes with stirring. Cranberries will burst and your sauce will start to get thick. 
3. Now add orange zest and ground ginger in your paste and stir it.
4. Now remove your pan from the burner and let your sauce cool down for 10-15 minutes. Your sauce will become thicker on cooling. 

Cranberries-orange sauce with olive oil is the best sauce that you can serve with your main dishes on this thanksgiving dinner because of the sweet, tangy and tart flavour in it. This sauce will compliment every flavour of your main dish and your guests would love eating it.

Olive oil and orange roasted carrots:

This is among the best side dishes that you can serve to your guests on this thanksgiving. Its ingredients and directions are:

Ingredients:

1. Two pounds of peeled baby carrots
2. Two tablespoons of olive oil
3. One-fourth cup of orange juice
4. Two tablespoons of maple syrup
5. One tablespoon of vinegar
6. Chopped fresh parsley
7. Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven at about 200 degrees for 10-15 minutes so that heat is equally distributed in the oven to cook the food.
2. Take a mixing bowl and add peeled baby carrots, olive oil, orange juice, maple syrup, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix all these ingredients well.
3. Now spread the baby carrots on the baking sheets in a single layer
4. Now bake the carrots in the oven for about half an hour. Make sure to change the sides of your carrots occasionally to have tender and soft baby carrots.
5. Now remove your baby carrots from the oven and let them cool down for 20 minutes. Serve them to your guests as a side dish on your dinner.

Olive oil and oranges add a depth and sweetness to the carrots that enhances its flavour. This is the perfect side dish that you can serve with your turkey or ham on your thanksgiving dinner.

Olive oil and orange cake:

Olive oil and orange cake is the best dessert that you can present to your guests after having thanksgiving dinner. It is like a sweet treat to your guests that they would love to eat. Olive oil moistens your cake and orange gives it a fruity and citrusy taste. It is such a light dessert that you can eat after your dinner. 

Its directions and ingredients are:

Ingredients:

1. One and a half cup of plain flour
2. One cup of sugar
3. Half tablespoon of baking powder
4. Half tablespoon of baking soda
5. One-fourth tablespoon of salt
6. Half cup of olive oil
7. One fresh orange juice
8. Zest of two oranges
9. Two large eggs
10. One teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven at about 175 degrees for 10-15 minutes so that heat is equally distributed in the oven to cook the food.
2. Brush the oil and spread some flour in a 9 inch baking pan so that you can add your cake mixture in it for cooking.
3. Now take a mixing bowl and all plain flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and mix them to form an even mixture.
4. Take another mixing bowl and add olive oil, orange juice, orange zest, eggs and vanilla extract in it. Mix all the wet ingredients.
5. Now gradually add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients with gentle mixing to form an even mixture. 
6. Pour the mixture into the prepared cooking pan and bake it for 30-35 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the center to check if the cake is completely cooked or not
7. After your cake has been cooked, take it out of the oven and let it cool down for 15 minutes.
8. Now remove it from the baking pan, powder some sugar on the top and then serve it to your guests.

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