Sabana Chimichurri Salad

Recipe courtesy Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger

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Total Time:
1 hr 24 min
Prep
40 min
Inactive
30 min
Cook
14 min
Yield:
2 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Chimichurri Dressing:

  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • 3 ounces red wine vinegar
  • 8 ounces olive oil
  • Salt

Sabana Salad:

  • 1/2 pound white mushrooms, cleaned and quartered
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 bunches watercress, washed and stems trimmed
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1 red bell pepper, julienned
  • 1 small jicama, peeled and julienned
  • 2 (8-ounce) beef tenderloin fillets
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, red chili flakes, parsley, red wine vinegar, salt and olive oil. In a small hot skillet, saute the mushrooms in olive oil. Add the chopped garlic and deglaze the pan with red wine vinegar. Remove from heat and cool. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together the washed watercress, carrots, red bell peppers, jicama and the cooled mushrooms.

To flatten the steaks, coat 4 (15 by 12-inch) sheets of plastic or parchment paper with 1/2 teaspoon each of the oil. Sandwich each tenderloin, with the grain running vertically, between 2 sheets (with the oiled side facing the meat). Flatten each piece with the flat side of a heavy cleaver or mallet, using steady, even sweeping strokes from the center out as you would roll pie dough, until the steak is a thin oval of about 14 by 10 inches. It should be thin like a blanket, hence the name sabana. (It takes about 5 minutes per steak.)

Preheat a lightly oiled very large nonstick skillet or cast iron pan. Peel the paper off the steaks and brush both sides with Chimichurri Dressing. Sear, 1 at a time, in the hot pan, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

Melt butter in a small hot skillet. Crack the eggs in the pan and season with salt and pepper. Cook eggs sunny side up.

To serve, put a steak on a large serving plate. Toss salad to coat with the remaining Chimichurri dressing and place over the steak. Slide a fried egg on top of each and serve.

Note: This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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  • on November 16, 2004

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    had great fun thinning out the beef. Theeggs on top is a nice touch. I used the salad dressing for some other salads too and it was great.

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