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Salad:
1   small head radicchio, quartered through the core, cored, and sliced crosswise into thin ribbons
1   bunch watercress, thick stems removed
3 Tbs  fresh lemon juice
3 Tbs  honey
1/4 tsp  sea salt, preferably gray salt
   Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup  extra-virgin olive oil
Polpettone:
1 lb  ground turkey
1/2 cup  soft fresh bread crumbs
2 Tbs  thinly sliced green onion
1   cold egg yolk
2 tsp  chopped fresh sage
1 1/2 tsp  finely grated lemon zest
1/2 tsp  Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp  sea salt, preferably gray salt
   Freshly ground black pepper
2 oz  whole-milk mozzarella cheese, cut into 4 equal pieces
Coating:
1/2 cup  Wondra flour seasoned with salt and pepper
1 cup  soft fresh bread crumbs
1   egg
Other ingredients:
   Olive oil for frying
1   Granny Smith apple, halved and cored but not peeled
 

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Make the salad: Soak, drain, and dry the radicchio according to the directions in Radicchio Slaw with Warm Honey Dressing. In a large bowl, combine the radicchio and watercress. Combine the lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper to taste in a small skillet. Cook over moderate heat, whisking until the honey dissolves. Remove from the heat and whisk in the olive oil. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Let cool to room temperature.

Make the polpettone: Put the turkey in a bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients except for the mozzarella and work them in gently by hand. Divide the mixture into 8 equal pieces. Flatten each piece into a round patty. Top 4 of the patties with a piece of mozzarella and then with a second patty. By hand, press the edges together to seal them and to make patties of even thickness.

Make the coating: Put the seasoned flour and the bread crumbs on separate sheets of waxed paper. Crack the egg into a shallow bowl and beat lightly.

Coat the patties lightly with the flour, then dip in the beaten egg, and finely in the bread crumbs, pressing the crumbs gently into place.

Heat a large ovenproof skillet over moderate heat. Add olive oil to a depth of 1/8 inch. When the oil is hot, add the 4 patties. Cook on one side until nicely browned, about 1 1/2 minutes, then turn and cook on the second side until browned, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Transfer to the oven and cook until done throughout, about 10 minutes.

While the polpettone bake, slice the apple crosswise into paper-thin slices (a vegetable slicer is handy for this). Add the apple to the radicchio and watercress. Toss with enough dressing to moisten the salad, which should leave you some dressing for garnish.

To serve, divide the salad among 4 plates, mounding it attractively. Put 1 "meatball" on each plate, leaning it against the mound of salad. Drizzle the remaining dressing over the polpettone. Serve immediately.

Servings: 4

Recipe Type
Main Dish, Poultry, Turkey
Recipe Source

Source: "Casual Cooking" ©2002 NapaStyle

These highly seasoned turkey burgers have a surprise inside: an oozing nugget of mozzarella. In Italy, polpettone are large meatballs, and you could certainly shape these into balls and simmer them in Marinara Sauce. Instead, I make them in a burger shape and serve them with radicchio in one of my favorite boiled dressings. While you're at it, triple the dressing so you'll have some for the fridge. It will keep for several days.

©2002 NapaStyle

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