Grilled Veal Chop Sicilian Style
- 1 medium-size tomato, seeded and diced
- 1/2 tablespoon diced red onion
- 7 black olives, pitted and sliced into quarters
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- Pinch dried hot red chili peppers
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 2 large veal loin chops, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
- 1/2 bunch arugula, washed and stems removed
- Mix the tomato, onion, olives, capers, basil, chili peppers, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and the vinegar together in a bowl.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Preheat a grill or broiler.
- Brush the veal chops with the remaining olive oil.
- Place them on a hot grill or under the broiler, and cook, turning them once.
- For medium rare to medium, cooking time is 10 to 15 minutes.
- To serve, line individual plates with a bed of arugula.
- Remove the chops from the grill or broiler and place on the arugula and top each with the tomato mixture.
- Grind black pepper over the top.
tomato, red onion, black olives, capers, fresh basil, red chili peppers, extravirgin olive oil, redwine vinegar, salt, veal loin chops, arugula
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3295 (may not work)