🌟 A light and elegant dish, this chicken ballotine combines tender chicken, fresh zucchini, and juicy tomatoes for a healthy and flavorful meal. Perfect for a refined dinner! 🍴✨
📝 Ingredients:
- 🍗 Chicken breast fillets – 4
- 🥒 Zucchini – 4, thinly sliced
- 🍅 Tomatoes – 2, sliced
- 🌿 Fresh thyme – 2 sprigs
- 🌱 Chives – 4 sprigs
- 🥄 Olive oil – 1 tablespoon
- 🧂 Salt – To taste
- ⚫ Black pepper – To taste
📋 Directions:
- 🥒 Prepare the Zucchini: Wash the zucchini and slice them into long, thin ribbons using a mandoline. Blanch the zucchini ribbons in a pot of boiling salted water for 30 seconds, then immediately cool them in ice water. Drain and set aside.
- 🍅 Prepare the Tomatoes: Wash the tomatoes and slice them into thin rounds.
- 🔪 Flatten the Chicken: Place the chicken fillets between two sheets of parchment paper and pound them gently with a mallet to create thin, even slices.
- 🥒 Assemble the Ballotine: Lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface. Arrange the zucchini ribbons side by side, slightly overlapping. Place a chicken fillet on top of the zucchini layer. Add slices of tomato, and season with salt and pepper. Roll the chicken tightly into a cylinder using the plastic wrap, twisting the ends to secure.
- 🍲 Cook the Ballotine: Bring a pot of water to a boil. Submerge the wrapped chicken rolls in the boiling water and cook for 15 minutes.
- 🌿 Garnish and Serve: Carefully unwrap the chicken ballotines. Garnish with fresh thyme leaves and chives. Drizzle with olive oil before serving. Enjoy this light and elegant dish!
📊 Nutritional Information:
- ⏰ Prep Time: 15 minutes
- 🔥 Cooking Time: 15 minutes
- ⏳ Total Time: 30 minutes
- 🔥 Calories: 250 kcal per serving
- 🍽️ Servings: 4
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