Turkey with Herb Pesto
Turkey with herb pesto is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the turkey category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 600 g turkey breast fillet
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
- white pepper (ground)
- 2 sprigs Rosemary
- 1 handful wild garlic leaves
- 1 bunch parsley
- 2 cloves garlic
- 50 g hazelnuts
- 50 g Parmesan
- 50 ml hazelnut oil
- 50 ml olive oil
- Salt
Instructions
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1.
Brush the turkey breast fillet with 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
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2.
Place the remaining oil in a roasting pan and heat lightly. Sear the meat all around until golden brown. Add the rosemary sprigs, pour wine, and roast the meat in the oven (middle rack, convection 180°C) for 10 minutes. Then reduce the oven temperature to 160°C (convection 140°C). Cook the meat for another 30 minutes, basting occasionally with the liquid.
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3.
Remove the fillet, strain the liquid over it through a sieve. Cover and chill in the refrigerator.
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4.
For the pesto wash herbs, remove stems, and finely chop. Peel garlic and dice finely. Chop hazelnuts, grate parmesan. In a mortar or blender, crush herbs and garlic. Gradually add nuts, oil, and parmesan. Season with salt.
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5.
Take the meat out of the sauce, slice it into very thin slices with a sharp knife, and arrange on a plate. Drizzle some sauce over the meat. Spread pesto on top. Cover and keep chilled until serving.