Vitello tonnato with pesto potatoes and beans

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Recipe «Vitello tonnato with pesto potatoes and beans» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 400g piece veal fillet , well-trimmed, 500g chat potatoes, quartered, 200g thin green beans, 2 tbsp basil pesto , Ice for an ice bath, 1 cup whole-egg mayonnaise, 95g can tuna in olive oil , 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus extra to garnish, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1-2 tbsp baby capers, rinsed, drained, 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, to serve.

Ingredients:

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

Instructions

  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.