Vitello Tonnato (Serves 2)
By @chef1
Thinly sliced, chilled veal topped with a creamy, flavorful tuna-caper sauce. A delightful balance of savory and tangy flavors.
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Ingredients
- ●8 thin slices (about 4 oz total) cooked veal
- ●4 oz, drained canned tuna in olive oil
- ●2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ●1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ●1 tablespoon, drained capers
- ●1 tablespoon olive oil
- ●2, drained (optional) anchovy fillets
- ●to taste Freshly ground black pepper
- ●2 tablespoons chicken broth
Instructions
- 1Ensure the cooked veal slices are well-chilled. If they are not already thinly sliced, slice them as thinly as possible.
- 2In a food processor or blender, combine the drained tuna, mayonnaise, lemon juice, capers, olive oil, anchovy fillets (if using), and black pepper.
- 3Blend until the mixture is very smooth and creamy. If the sauce is too thick, add chicken broth, one tablespoon at a time, until it reaches a drizzling consistency.
- 4Arrange the chilled veal slices on a serving platter or individual plates.
- 5Generously spoon the tonnato sauce over the veal slices, ensuring each slice is well-covered.
- 6Garnish with extra capers, a drizzle of olive oil, or a lemon wedge.
- 7If not serving immediately, chill for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
- 8Serve cold as an appetizer or light main course.
Recipe details
- Cuisine
- Italian
- Category
- Appetizer
- Preparation
- 50 minutes
- Cooking
- 0 minutes
Estimated total: 80 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.
How these estimates were calculated
- Gather ingredients: 5 min planning allowance (setup)
- Drain tuna, capers, and anchovies: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
- Prepare lemon juice: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
- Check and slice veal thinly: 10 min planning allowance (meat_prep)
- Combine sauce ingredients in food processor: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Blend sauce until smooth and creamy: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Adjust sauce consistency with chicken broth: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Arrange chilled veal slices on platter: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
- Spoon tonnato sauce over veal slices: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
- Garnish with extra capers, olive oil, or lemon wedge: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
- Serve cold: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
- cooked veal: Explicit total weight for all listed pieces
- Generic lean cooked veal selected as specific cut/cooking method not provided. Amount is 4 oz.
- First available option for canned tuna in oil, drained, selected.
- mayonnaise: USDA tbsp portion weight
- lemon juice: USDA tbsp portion weight
- capers: USDA tbsp, drained portion weight
- olive oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
- Excludes optional anchovy fillets
- Freshly ground black pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
- Freshly ground black pepper: Seasoning allowance: 1/4 tsp per 4 servings
- 'To taste' dry spice estimated as 1/8 tsp for 2 servings.
- chicken broth: USDA cup portion weight
- Generic ready-to-serve chicken broth selected.
- cooked veal: 113.4 g · USDA reference 173829
- canned tuna in olive oil: 113.4 g · USDA reference 173708
- mayonnaise: 27.6 g · USDA reference 171009
- lemon juice: 15 g · USDA reference 167748
- capers: 8.6 g · USDA reference 172238
- olive oil: 13.5 g · USDA reference 171413
- anchovy fillets: optional ingredient excluded
- Freshly ground black pepper: 0.57 g · USDA reference 170931
- chicken broth: 31.13 g · USDA reference 174536
vitello tonnato · cooked veal · tuna sauce · capers
Estimated nutrition per serving
393 calories · 36.4 g protein · 1 g carbohydrate · 26.2 g fat · 0.3 g fiber · 540 mg sodium
Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018), ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Excludes optional anchovy fillets Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.
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