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Roasted Bone Marrow With Parsley Salad By Danilo Alfaro Danilo Alfaro Danilo Alfaro has published more than 800 recipes and tutorials focused on making complicated culinary techniques approachable to home cooks. Learn about The Spruce Eats' Editorial Process Updated on 02/14/25 (31) Save Write a Review Print Close

Prep: 15 mins Cook: 20 mins Total: 35 mins Servings: 4 servings 31 ratings Write a Review Add a comment SaveRecipe

Roasted bone marrow served on toast is one of the classic gourmet dishes with origins extending at least as far back as France in the 1600s. The modern take on the dish often involves serving the roasted bones with toast, a small heap of grey sea salt, and an herb salad.

Marrow bones are generally the leg bones from either beef or veal. Asian grocery stores will almost always sell fresh marrow bones and your local supermarket might offer frozen ones. Frozen ones are fine for making soup, but if you're serving the marrow specifically, go for the fresh ones.

If you don't have an Asian grocery nearby, try a specialty butcher shop. When deciding between beef or veal, keep in mind that veal marrow has a much milder flavor than the beef version, which can sometimes be overpowering. Either way, ask for center-cut marrow bones.

Note that often the marrow bones are cut crosswise rather than lengthwise. Serving them this way allows your guests to fully immerse themselves in the act of extracting the marrow from the bones. You can ask your butcher to saw the bones lengthwise instead for easy eating, but it's easy to overcook the marrow this way, causing it to liquefy.

To serve, place the marrow bones on individual plates with toast, salad and sea salt. To eat, dig the marrow out of the bones, spread it on the toast, top with salad, and sprinkle with sea salt. It's a hands-on dish that's fun for a dinner party. This recipe serves four as an appetizer and two as a main dish.

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• 3 to 4 pounds beef or veal marrow bones, center-cut, and cut cross-wise

• 1 cup fresh parsley leaves

• 2 small shallots, peeled and thinly sliced

• 2 teaspoonscapers

• Crusty bread

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

• Grey sea salt, for serving

1. Gather the ingredients.

2. Preheat the oven to 450 F.

3. Stand the marrow bones upright in a roasting pan. If one end of the bone is visibly wider than the other, arrange them with the wider ends down so that they are as stable as possible.

4. Transfer them to the oven and roast for 15 to 20 minutes.

5. Combine the parsley, shallots, and capers in a small mixing bowl. Toast the bread.

6. After 15 minutes, check the bones. The marrow should be hot, with a soft and jelly-like consistency, but not liquid. Cook another five minutes if needed, but do not overcook, since the fat will liquefy and leak from the bones.

7. Drizzle the salad with olive oil and lemon juice.

8. Serve the marrow bones on plates along with the toast, a serving of the parsley salad, and a small heap of grey sea salt. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
4286	Calories
416g	Fat
98g	Carbs
34g	Protein

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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	4286
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 416g	534%
Saturated Fat 202g	1,011%
Cholesterol 484mg	161%
Sodium 1148mg	50%
Total Carbohydrate 98g	36%
Dietary Fiber 6g	23%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 34g
Vitamin C 22mg	111%
Calcium 313mg	24%
Iron 9mg	50%
Potassium 595mg	13%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Recipe Tags:

• parsley
• bone
• appetizer
• british

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