Vitello tonnato with pesto potatoes and beans

Prep
20m
Cook
20m
serves
4
Vitello tonnato with pesto potatoes and beans
Vitello tonnato with pesto potatoes and beans
Vitello tonnato with pesto potatoes and beans
Vitello tonnato, a classic Italian dish of thinly sliced veal with a creamy mayonnaise-like sauce, is perfectly paired with pesto potatoes and beans.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 400g piece veal fillet, well-trimmed
  • 500g chat potatoes, quartered
  • 200g thin green beans
  • 2 tablespoons basil pesto
  • Ice for an ice bath
  • 1 cup whole-egg mayonnaise
  • 95g can tuna in olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus extra to garnish
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1-2 tablespoons baby capers, rinsed, drained
  • 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, to serve

Method

  • 1.
    Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat oil in an ovenproof pan over medium-high heat. Brown veal all over for 6-8 minutes, turning. Season, then place in oven for 10 minutes or until cooked to medium.
  • 2.
    While veal is roasting, cook potatoes in boiling salted water for 5-6 minutes or until tender, adding beans for the final 2 minutes. Rinse in cold water and drain, then toss both with pesto.
  • 3.
    Remove veal from pan and enclose in a zip-lock back. Place in a bowl of iced water to cool to room temperature while you make the sauce.
  • 4.
    While meat cools, whiz mayonnaise, tuna, parsley and juice in a blender or processor until smooth. Add a little warm water if necessary to make a loose sauce, then season to taste.
  • 5.
    Thinly slice cooled veal, then overlap on plates. Drizzle with sauce, scatter with olives, capers and parsley, then serve with potatoes and beans.
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