Dec 27 2008
Luscious Leftovers
What a way with Turkey! I think this could become a Festive Favourite.
- Turkey Tonnato
There is always a great scrabble to come up with new ways with Christmas leftovers. I don’t know if she can take full credit for it or not, but here Nigella takes a traditional Italian dish (one which is a favourite of my parents) and converts it to use cold roast turkey.
Fine slices of turkey are taken off your princely carcass, and fanned oot on a plate.
On top of the meat, a Tonnato is spread- just like in Vitello Tonnato this is a sauce of blended mayonnaise, tuna fish, lemon juice, paprika and garlic. Perhaps because we used a food processor rather than a blender, the sauce was quite thick rather than the runny affair you see in photos. Otherwise though, I think you’ll agree it looks just awesome!
I would absolutely agree with Nigella’s suggestion that a baked potato goes well with this. The simplicity of the potato against the mixture of flavours in the dish. Also, without the taters, this would be a cold dish, in the middle of winter. As it is, the oven was on for over an hour and although it was dark and bleak outside it was warm and familial in our kitchen.
Brilliant, brilliant tea, and not fiddly to make at all.
and leftover Tonnato sauce is a fine condiment for many situations. Perhaps I should just make some for, er, eating….
Like very posh Tuna Mayo!