Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1 med. onion, finely minced (about 1 c.)
  • 8 ounce. fresh mushrooms, finely minced (about 2 c.)
  • 12 ounce. fresh spinach, stemmed, rinsed well, liquid removed, and coarsely minced (about 4 c.)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grnd black pepper
  • 2 slices hard-textured white bread, torn up
  • 1 pound lean grnd veal
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry thyme leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry rosemary leaves
  • 1/2 c. club soda
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • Fresh herb sprigs (optional)
  • Quick Green Bean-Onion Saute/fry (recipe below, optional)

Method

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease jelly roll pan or possibly shallow roasting pan.
  • In 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil; add in onion; cook about 2 min, stirring frequently till slightly softened.
  • Add in mushrooms; cook another 2 min, stirring frequently till mushrooms are softened and mushroom liquid has evaporated.
  • Add in spinach, salt, and pepper; cook, covered, 1 minute longer till spinach is wilted.
  • Remove from heat; set aside.
  • In small bowl, combine bread and club soda; set aside briefly to soak.
  • Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine veal, thyme, and rosemary.
  • Gently squeeze excess soda out of bread; crumble bread into meat in bowl.
  • Using hands or possibly wooden spoon, blend just till mixed.
  • Roll out meat between 2 sheets of wax paper to 12-inch square about 1/4 inch thick.
  • Spread reserved mushroom-spinach mix over meat, leaving 1-inch border on all sides; roll meat up jelly roll fashion to enclose stuffing.
  • Carefully transfer stuffed meat roll, seam side down, to prepared pan; if necessary, reshape with hands.
  • Bake 30 min.
  • Remove from oven; brush roll with honey; bake 5 min longer to glaze.