Feta and Olive Chicken Rollatini with Israeli Couscous Salad and Ladolemono
| August 4, 2010 | Posted by Reeni under Chicken, Chicken recipes, Couscous, Dressing recipes, Feta Cheese, Feta Cheese recipes, Greek recipes, Olives, Salad Dressing recipes, Tomatoes |
This is a Greek inspired recipe for Chicken Rollatini stuffed with Feta cheese and olives. It’s served over a warm Israeli couscous tossed with onion, garlic, grape tomatoes, cucumber and more olives. A lemon and oil dressing called Ladolemono ties them together and brightens up the entire dish.
The dish is a layering of Greek flavors that begins with the chicken. It is marinated in lemon, Dijon mustard, garlic, olive oil and dried spices like oregano and thyme resulting in incredibly tender and moist chicken. You can use green or black olives or a mixture of the two in both the filling and the couscous. You can also replace the couscous with rice if you like. Cook it through before tossing with the vegetables.
This satisfied my huge craving for Greek flavors! It was a mingling of intensity with every taste sensation you can imagine. A mix of briny olives, a sharp bite from the salty feta, tangy tartness from the lemon, the crisp bite of the tomato and cucumber combined with the soft, pearly couscous and succulent chicken. Flavors gone wild.
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Feta and Olive Chicken Rollatini with Israeli Couscous Salad
(by Reeni)
Marinade
1 Lemon, juiced
4 cloves Garlic, chopped
1/3 cup Olive Oil
2 teaspoons Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon Oregano
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 teaspoon Basil
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
1 pound Chicken Cutlets, (4)
Ladolemono (adapted from How to Roast a Lamb)
1/4 cup Lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 tablespoon Oregano
Kosher or Sea salt and Fresh Black Pepper
1/2 cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
For Chicken Filling
4 – 5 ounces Feta
heaping 1/2 cup chopped Olives, green and/or black, chopped
toothpicks
Couscous
1 small Onion, diced
Olive oil for sauteing
4 cloves Garlic, minced
1 + 1/2 cup Israeli Couscous
1/2 cup Grape tomatoes, sliced in thirds
1/2 cup Cucumber, diced
1/2 cup Olives, green and/or black, chopped
1/3 cup fresh Parsley, chopped
Sea salt and Fresh Black Pepper
1. Early in the day or a few hours before cooking whisk all the marinade ingredients together in a large shallow dish. Add the chicken and coat well on both sides. Refrigerate.
2. To make the ladolemono combine lemon juice, mustard, oregano, salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a small bowl. Whisk to blend and drizzle in olive oil. Refrigerate. It will separate so whisk well before serving.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking pan. To make the filling use a fork to mash the feta cheese. Add the olives and gently mash them into the mixture, don’t completely mash them just incorporate them into the feta. Take a chicken cutlet and using 1/4 of the mixture spread it from one end to the middle of the cutlet. Roll up and hold together with toothpicks. Repeat with the rest of the cutlets. Bake for about 20 minutes depending on the size of the cutlets(165-174 degrees).
4. Meanwhile in a large skillet saute onion in 2-3 tablespoons oil over medium-low heat until tender and translucent. Add garlic, saute until fragrant. Add couscous and more oil if needed. Saute couscous for 2-3 minutes. Add 1 and 1/2 cups of water. Bring to a simmer and cover. Simmer slowly for 10-12 minutes until water is absorbed. Turn off heat. Stir in tomatoes, cucumber and olives. Put lid back on and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper.
5. Serve chicken over the couscous drizzled generously with ladolemono.
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You know how to get me every time. You know I make some of your recipes and here is another that is calling my name! I love the flavors and it is so beautiful on the plate. Another winner and another tryer for me! It's like I have my own personal recipe creator. Thanks, darling!
Just finished eating this for dinner tonight. It was amazing. Thanks
i want this now!!!
i love all the flavors in this!
cheesee cheesee yummmm specialy with chicken!! reeniiii this is rili fantasticly done!! :)
Flavors gone wild indeed – looks fantastic! I've really been enjoying Greek inspired dishes lately too!
Fantastic dish…beautiful:)
That looks delicious!! And, also, I wanted to let you know I called you out on my blog, there is a "getting to know you" chain going around, and I have made you part of it!Have a great weekend!!
This looks AMAZING! Definitely my type of meal. And I love eating Greek-inspired food in the summer. What a great marinade!
I haven't had couscous in so long…and your dish looks amazing!
Reeni, this looks so gorgeous. Really great summer dish! Yum!By the way, I've always meant to comment on your 'Winnie The Pooh' quote – love it! Love Winnie =)Jax x
where do you find the time to do such sophisticated dishes! you are genius! this looks perfect!
Reeni, the pictures are gorgeous and the food is perfect! So, what else should I say! LET'S WALLOP! hehe…. yummm….. Hope you're enjoying your weekend, darling.Cheers, kristy
That is such a big delicious meal! I am quite new to Greek food, so thanks for introducing them to me :)
Wow, this chicken dish looks fabulous, so pretty!
That chicken overflowing with olives and cheese looks divine! Especially sitting on top of that beautiful couscous!
Cannot say it enough times… I love, love, love Israeli couscous. This whole dish looks fabulous, from the marinade on down. Soo good!
This is a gorgeous dish!The Peach Kitchenpeach and thingsblowing peachkisses
Wow another stylish and amazing dish. Your use of the black and green olives makes this one my youngest boy will flip over.
this looks so amazing loads of flavors in here, no hurry on cooking the Turkish food just curious thats all LOL Rebecca
There's just something about Greek food that just tempts my taste buds. This dish looks so good.
Tremendously well balanced and beautiful ♥
I've been craving Greek This should cure it!
not only is that a delicious looking dish, but probably one of the prettiest plates i've ever seen! fantastic!
Being a lazy cook, I love it when you develop such flavorful recipes and all I have to do is cook them.Mimi
I loved your recipe. It is true all these flavors are part of our Greek culinary inheritance. Very beautiful colors.
This looks amazing and has all the flavors I love. I've clipped it to try one night soon.
One of my favorite type of meals.
Beautiful dish! Your photos are great.
I've been reading Greek recipes from Food and Wine all morning and decided to make some ladolemono to put on lamb chops. Then I turn on my computer and here you are – all delicious Greek and lemony! Perfect, Reeni!
Greek food is one of my most favorites! I love Israeli couscous too. This is such a gorgeous meal! :P
This looks delicious! I'm on a kick with lemon right now and I think this is a winner for a summer meal! That sauce would also be good over some grilled veggies on the side! And who doesn't luv feta? The fact that it doesn't melt makes it soooo useful in summer dishes! Thanx for a beautiful post!
looks awesome!! nice clicks!!
I wonder if I should start an olive lovers club, since you always post such great looking dishes with olives that make me go wild! Can't wait to duplicate this at home! Inspiring!
This looks and sounds absolutely amazing!
Flavors gone wild- LOL!! They can go wild in my mouth…this sounds and looks absolutely stunning!
The title of this recipe is a mouthfull in more than one way! This looks absolutely delicious. I love Israeli Couscous, won't eat the smaller version. One more recipe bookmarked.
That looks incredible! I love the couscous thrown in the mix. I just tried making that for myself a few weeks ago and love it.
Oh Reeni, word fails me…this looks fanfuckingtastic! (Sorry…) but it looks so GOOD that I couldn't help…
Reeni, that is a perfect plate of deliciousness. You are right – flavors gone wild!
I love how Greek food usually has such fresh simple flavors. The stuffing in the chicken has me positively drooling!
What a beautiful, summery dinner. I love all the Greek flavors–perfect for the warm weather. ;-)
all you major food groups on one plate…I love the greek flavor and use feta in almost anything..
wooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!!! you make such "glamorous" dishes!
I love Greek food, this dish is absolutely delicious and tempting. Beautiful colors and presentation, tasty ingredients, i like it very much. Bye dear, have a nice day
Really a magnificent Greek dish love the ingredients and feta cheese more couscous supplies a wonderful mix of flavors.Cheers,Gera
Oh my Reeni – so fresh with summer flavors. I am adoring this and wondering how to work it into my weekday menu. Love all the summer vegetables.
Looks delicious. I love couscous salad. Anything with feta goes well.
i think rollatini needs good, strong flavors like this one to really stand out. sounds delish!
You combine so many ingredients that I would never think to combine and they always turn out looking so delicious! This certainly does sound like Flavors gone wild! Yum!Purrs to Moon!
Flavors gone wild -LOL! Much better than girls gone wild :-)I've really been enjoying the brininess of olives lately and this would be a perfect dish to highlight them. I've never cooked with the israeli couscous before. I'll have to keep an eye out for it. Looks delicious Reeni!
It looks like perfection on a dish, yum
What a fabulous dish! It's so bright and vibrant for summer!
beautifully done~
Your pictures are so stunning, they make me want this meal right now and I don't even like olives! LOL
Looks absolutely gorgeous!