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Walla Walla Beef Salad





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Makes 4 main-dish, 8 appetizer servings

Notes: For a more colorful salad, use a sweet red onion. Serve with toasted pocket bread.

Walla Walla Beef Salad




James Carrier
 3/4 pound fat-trimmed beef tenderloin or other tender beef steak
 3 cups fat-skimmed beef or chicken broth or water
 3/4 cup lime juice
 3 tablespoons lemon juice
 1 Walla Walla or other sweet onion (1/2 lb.), peeled and cut lengthwise into thin slivers
  About 1 tablespoon hot chili flakes
  About 3/4 teaspoon kosher or coarse salt
 2 pink or ruby grapefruit (1 lb. each)
  About 4 cups watercress sprigs, rinsed and crisped
  Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)
Step 1
1

Cut beef into matchstick-size strips about 1/16 inch thick and no more than 2 inches long; put into a large bowl. In a 4- to 5-quart pan over high heat, bring broth to a boil. Pour over beef and stir. For rare beef, drain at once; for medium, let stand 5 minutes, then drain (save broth for other uses).

Step 2
2

In bowl, mix meat with lime juice, lemon juice, and onion; add chili flakes and salt to taste. Cover and chill until cold, at least 1 hour or up to 6 hours, stirring occasionally.

Step 3
3

Meanwhile, working over a bowl, with a small, sharp knife, cut off and discard peel and white membrane from grapefruit. Cut between fruit segments and inner membranes to release fruit into bowl. Squeeze juice from membranes into bowl; discard membranes.

Step 4
4

With a slotted spoon, lift beef mixture from bowl and mound equally on plates. Lift grapefruit segments from juice and arrange equally alongside; reserve juice for other uses. Add equal portions of watercress. Spoon beef marinade over fruit and greens. Add fish sauce or more salt to taste.

Step 5
5

Nutritional analysis per main-dish serving.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories213
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7.3g10%

Saturated Fat 2.6g13%
Cholesterol 53mg18%
Sodium 356mg16%
Total Carbohydrate 18g7%

Dietary Fiber 2.6g10%
Protein 21g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.