Big Mac Salad
After eating 2 weeks of great Sicilian and Romano food in Italy, we were pining for something North American upon our return, like a Big Mac. Of course, we wouldn’t really run off to the golden arches. Instead we contrived this skirt steak salad.
It is sacrosanct to compare any gastronomic creation to a Big Mac. However, when everyone tried this steak salad, the popular feedback was, “It tastes like a Big Mac”.
I think the comparison stems from the homemade Catalina style dressing. Instead of resisting the notion, we rolled with it.
Recipe: Skirt Steak Salad a la Big Mac
Ingredients
1.5 lbs skirt steak 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
1 bunch of watercress, stems removed and washed
1 shallot, finely diced
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F. Place the sweet potato and turnip cubes in a roasting tray. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive over the cubes. Stir with a spatula to coat every piece. Place in oven and roast for about 20 minutes, or until the skin of the turnips and sweet potatoes start to brown. Remove tray from the oven and let cool slightly.
In a gas or charcoal grill, grill each of the skirt steaks to medium rare, or about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Place steaks on a cutting board, and cut against the grain into thin slices.
Whisk together the shallot, wine vinegar, lime juice, tomato paste, mustard, maple syrup, salt and pepper in a non reactive bowl. Continue whisking whilst drizzling in the olive oil.
Place the watercress and romaine lettuce to a large salad bowl. Toss with about 1/2 of the dressing.
Place the grapes, sweet potatoes, turnips and beef slices in a separate bowl. Toss with remaining dressing. Pour the mixture over the salad leaves and serve family style
Serves 4, approximately 450 Calories per serving.
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