Veal scaloppini rolls stuffed with feta and olives
Veal scaloppini rolls stuffed with feta and olives
Author: Food and Drink Spring 2012
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 large veal scallopini about 12 oz (375 g)
- pinches of sea salt
- ¾ cup finely crumbled goat’s milk fete or soft goat’s cheese
- 3 tablespoons chopped pitted Kalamata olives
- 3 tablespoons chopped pitted green olives
- small skewers or large toothpicks
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Salsa Brava Sauce
- Torn fresh basil, mint or coriander leaves for garnish
- For Salsa Brave Sauce
- In a skillet, sauté 2 minced garlic cloves in tablespoon of olive oil over medium-low for 2 minutes.
- Add 2 cups chopped peeled fresh or canned tomatoes, ½ teaspoon each of smoked paprika, dried thyme and sugar.
Instructions
- Boil gently over medium heat, uncovered and stirring often, until thick, about 20 minutes.
- Add salt to taste. Can be made ahead and refrigerated up to 2 days.
- Directions
- Preheat oven to 325F (160C)
- Lay a large piece of plastic wrap on a cutting board.
- Sprinkle salt over both sides of veal scallopini.
- Slice veal in half crosswise. Working with 1 piece at a time, spoon a rounded tablespoon of feta along the narrow end of the roll.
- Mix black and green chopped olives together.
- Scatter about 2 teaspoons over fete.
- Squeeze mixture into a shallow mound.
- Roll veal around the cheese, pushing any filling that spills out, back into the end of the rolls.
- Place seam-side down on an oiled baking sheet.
- Push a short skewer or toothpick through the sides of each roll.
- Repeat with remaining pieces. Lightly brush oil over rolls.
- Bake in the centre of oven for 20 to 25 minutes depending on the thickness of the rolls.
- Move rolls to dinner plates.
- Remove skewers.
- Spoon a little warm Salsa Brava over each.
- Scatter with fresh basil.
Notes
Wonderful with roasted fingerling potatoes and green beans.
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