stuffed turkey breast

Stuffed turkey breast with kale & olive tapenade & goat cheese – sides of sweet potato puree & caramelized brussels sprouts

Ready in 2 hrs

Prep: 1 hr

Cook: 1 hr

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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours

Servings

Servings 6

Ingredients  

Turkey

  • 1.5 lb boneless, skin on turkey breasts
  • sea salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • ½ lb goat cheese
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Sweet Potato Puree

  • 3 cups sweet potato peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • sea salt to taste
  • ¼ lb unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Brussels Sprouts

  • 1 lb brussel sprouts
  • sea salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds

Tapenade

  • 1 bunch kale chopped
  • 1 cup black and green olives pitted, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic chopped
  • ¼ cup shallot chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh basil chopped
  • ¼ tsp red chili chopped
  • ½ tbsp lemon zest
  • sea salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Make the tapenade

  • On high speed pulse all ingredients in a blender until you have a fully blended mixture.

Make the sweet potato puree

  • Place peeled and chopped sweet potatoes in a pot with cold water. Place pot on high heat, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 20 minutes or until sweet potatoes are soft.
  • Drain sweet potatoes, add heavy cream, sea salt to taste, butter and vanilla extract.
  • Place mixture into a blender, blend on medium speed for 3 minutes or until you have a smooth texture.

Make the Brussels Sprouts

  • Take Brussels spouts, remove outer leaves, score the base with sharp knife, place brussels sprouts in a pot of well-salted boiling water. cook until tender (approx. 20 minutes).
  • Remove, cool at room temperature and season with sea salt, black pepper and cumin seeds.  Place in a cast iron skillet into a 350-degree oven. Roast for 45-60 mins until brussels sprouts are evenly caramelized.

Make the turkey

  • Place deboned/boneless turkey breast, skin side down on a cutting board. Using a knife begin to butterfly breast. Once you have the turkey breast butterflied season with sea salt and black pepper.
  • Spread tapenade evenly over turkey breast. Add goat cheese. Using kitchen twine trust breast to create a roll. Season turkey roll with sea salt and black pepper.
  • Pre heat olive oil in large cast iron skillet. Add turkey roll and evenly roast all sides of turkey roll until golden brown.
  • Place turkey roll into a pre heated 375-degree oven. Roast roll for 45 minutes or until interior of roll is 165 degrees. Allow 10 minutes to rest.
  • Carve and place sliced rolls onto sweet potato puree alongside caramelized brussels sprouts. Drizzle with olive oil and enjoy.

Tips & Tricks

Make the sweet potato puree and caramelized brussels sprouts while the turkey cooks in the oven and serve all dishes hot and fresh!

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories: 891kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 42gFat: 65gSodium: 1169mg

Credit:

Claudio Aprile