California Turkey Scaloppine
"The bright, sunny flavors of California are reflected in this turkey scallopini made with turkey breast, avocado, tomatoes and cheese. From Great American Recipes recipe collection"
photo by Jamilahs_Kitchen
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb turkey breast, sliced (apx 8 pieces)
- 4 tablespoons white wine or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1⁄2 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 slices tomatoes, Ripe
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 8 slices cheddar cheese, thin
- 4 sprigs parsley
directions
- Pound turkey slices between two sheets of waxed paper until thin.
- Marinate in wine or lemon juice in refrigerator 30 minutes to one hour.
- Beat egg slightly with water. Combine bread crumbs with flour, salt, paprika and parsley.
- Dip turkey slices in egg, then coat with bread crumb mixture. Chill for 1 hour.
- In large skillet heat 2 Tbl olice oil. Saute turkey about 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Remove to shallow baking pan.
- Place tomato and avocado on each turkey scallopini, then top with cheese.
- Place under broiler until cheese melts.
- Arrange on platter or individual plates, allowing 2 slices per person. Garnish with fresh parsley.
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Reviews
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So moist and delicious! Chilling the breast before frying it made a difference. I used canned tomatoes and didn't have avocado but it came out wonderful. Thanks for a great recipe! -
Made this for Spring PAC 2011. I used dry white wine to marinate my turkey slices for about 25 minutes and mixed bread crumbs with flour and panko crumbs (for some crunch) and the seasonings. I used the toppings and this was sooooooo easy and good! Thank you for submitting the recipe. -
Excellent!!!! I used swiss cheese and skipped the avocado. The wine marinade was delicious! Thank you for sharing -
I had some pre scallopini turkey breasts at home and needed a nice way to prepare them. I didn't have the avacado and the cheddar and only had Italian panko breadcrumbs so I went more Italian flavor with this than the Cali version. However I loved the preperation method and chilling before frying the breasts was a great idea and something I will definately use in the future. I followed the recipe exact except for the toppings I was missing and instead used a little mozzerella cheese on top.My husband and I both gave this 6 stars. I will definately make again and next time with the cheddar and avacado. Thanks =) -
Wow. Amazing ! It is great that something with such simple flavors can be so wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
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