Recipes from Italy · by Silvana Nava
Vitello Tonnato Recipe (Veal with Tuna-Caper Sauce)
NUTRITION · PER SERVING210M COOK
CAL 19%·PRO 90%
CARBS 5G5% OF CAL
1G FIBER2G OTHER2G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 16G39% OF CAL
4G SAT13G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
A classic Piedmont appetizer of chilled, paper-thin veal slices topped with silky tuna-caper sauce. Elegant and rich, it can also serve as a light main course.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 800 g veal eye of round (magatello/girello) (- ~1.7 pounds)
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 medium onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 250 ml white wine (- ~1 cup)
- 1.5 liters water (- ~6 ¼ cups)
- 1 bay leaf
- cloves (- to taste)
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- black peppercorns (- to taste)
- salt (- to taste)
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 100 g ~3.5 oz tuna in olive oil (- drained)
- 4 anchovy fillets in olive oil
- 5 g salted capers (- ~½ tablespoon)
- caperberries (- for garnish, to taste)
- 150 ml meat broth (- reserved from cooking the veal (about ½ cup + 2 tablespoons))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 210M
CAL 19%·PRO 90%
CARBS 5G5% OF CAL
1G FIBER2G OTHER2G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 16G39% OF CAL
4G SAT13G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 1h
- Sodium
- 638mg
- Total sugar
- 2g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 650mg
- Calcium
- 48mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 638MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.