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TURKEY ROULADE STUFFED WITH PROSCUITTO/SAGE/ONIONS

No need to roast a whole turkey and make all those sides for a smaller gathering. Instead, roll out a boneless turkey breast and fill it with a layer of thin prosciutto and sautéed onions with garlic and sage. Roast it in the bottom of the oven with root vegetables up top and there's your holiday meal done in under an hour. Buy a pie and rolls along with a great bottle of wine and you're all set! Note: Roasting times will vary slightly depending on size and temperature of turkey breast and how many other things are in the oven at the same time.
Servings: 2-6 (lots of leftovers if serving 1-2, fewer for 4, and none for 6)

Equipment

  • Rolling pin and/or meat pounder/mallet, cotton kitchen twine, roasting pan

Ingredients

  • 1 boneless turkey breast with skin - 3-4 pounds
  • 6 thin slices prosciutto
  • Olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh sage leaves, sliced very thinly
  • Kosher Salt
  • Freshly-ground Pepper

Instructions

  • PREHEAT OVEN: to 400 F. Set rack in bottom third of oven. (You can roast vegetables on a top rack if needed.) Drizzle a tablespoon or two of olive oil in the center (a space of about 6” x 12”) of a heavy roasting pan. Set aside.
  • COOK ONION, GARLIC, AND SAGE: In a small skillet, warm a tablespoon of olive oil over medium flame for a minute and add onion. Cook 5 minutes, stirring. Add garlic and sage and continue cooking until onion is tender. Set aside.
  • FLATTEN BREAST/LAYER ON PROSCIUTTO AND ONIONS/ROLL UP/TIE: Lay turkey breast out flat and roll or pound briefly with rolling pin and/or meat mallet until breast flattens out a little; it won't be thin or perfectly even. Pat dry all over with paper towels. Salt and pepper the turkey well on both sides and lay skin side down on the cutting board. Layer the prosciutto slices on the breast one piece at a time to cover and then spread the onion-sage-garlic mixture on top evenly. Using both hands, roll breast up (starting at the short end) gently but firmly to form a roll approximately 5-inches thick (depending on weight of breast), placing seam at bottom. Cut four 15″ pieces of cotton kitchen twine. Slip pieces of twine under the turkey roll, spacing the ties out evenly, and tie each together in a knot. Trim excess twine. Carefully place roulade into prepared roasting pan seam side down and drizzle evenly with another tablespoon or two of olive oil.
  • ROAST/REST/SLICE/SERVE: Place in bottom third of 400F oven and roast about 45-55 minutes OR until instant read thermometer registers at least 160 degrees F. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes or until temperature is at least 165. Slice into about eight slices or as you desire. Store leftovers well wrapped in refrigerator for 3 days. Do not freeze.

Notes

Cook's Note:  You can shorten the roasting time by first browning the roulade in the roasting pan on the stovetop.
Copyright Alyce Morgan, 2009 and 2021. All rights reserved. Inspired by Tyler Florence, as always.