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stuffed turkey breast

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

Claudio Aprile
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 6
Calories 891 kcal

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.

Notes

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

Nutrition

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