Week 1: Recipe 1: Raw Steak Salad with Arugula and Parmezan Cheese

Last fall I joined a baking challenge for which we had to bake 1 pastry each week for 8 weeks straight. I had so much fun with it that I decided to initiate a similar challenge for a longer period of time: the 52 New Recipes in a Year challenge. Basically, we try one new recipe each week, and by the end of the year we send each other the recipes per mail. I'll be keeping track here as well.

So, my first new recipe of the year is the raw steak salad.

The salad is a side dish but serve it on a baguette and it works well as a (fancy) lunch. The most dominant flavors are the garlic and lemon juice, but even those are mild. The pungency of the arugula is softened by the texture of the meat. Personally (as a raw, red meat fan), I think this recipe is a perfect mix of ingredients. Also, it's very easy and takes little time to make. 

The recipe serves 4:

Ingredients:

• 320 grams of raw rump steak
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• pepper and salt to taste
• 40 grams of arugula
• 40 grams of parmezan cheese flakes

Directions:

1. Slice meat in very fine bits.
2. Mix meat with half the lemon juice, garlic, oil, and salt and pepper. Toss and let rest for 10 minutes.
3. Mix arugula with the rest of the oil and lemon juice. Serve meat on a bed of arugula.