Beef & Watercress Salad

Name: Beef & Watercress Salad
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g Fresh Beef Fillet or Steak(s); 1 clove Garlic *grated; Salt & Pepper; 1/2 tablespoon Olive Oil; 1 bunch Watercress *about 150g (OR more); 1 tablespoon Olive Oil; 1 tablespoon Sake (OR Rice Wine); Salt & Pepper; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce; 1-2 teaspoons Whole Grain Mustard; 1 teaspoon Rice Vinegar *optional; 1/2-1 teaspoon Sugar

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

Peppery Watercress, which has slightly Wasabi-like flavour, goes so well with Beef. I recommend to cook Beef medium rare or rare just like Beef Tataki. Enjoy this dish with nice wine or chilled beer! Cold Sake or Shōchū are also great. (Needless to say, you can enjoy this dish without alcoholic drinks.)

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gFresh Beef Fillet or Steak(s)
1 cloveGarlic *grated
Salt & Pepper
1/2 tablespoonOlive Oil
1 bunchWatercress *about 150g (OR more)
Dressing
1 tablespoonOlive Oil
1 tablespoonSake (OR Rice Wine)
Salt & Pepper
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce
1-2 teaspoonsWhole Grain Mustard
1 teaspoonRice Vinegar *optional
1/2-1 teaspoonSugar

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Steps

1

Sprinkle Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper and grate Garlic onto the Beef, and massage well.
2

Heat a frying pan (heavy-based pan preferred) over medium-high heat and cook Beef. I recommend to cook Beef medium rare or rare just like ‘Beef Tataki’.

Beef Tataki
3

Let it rest for 10 minutes. While the beef is resting, make dressing.
4

Add Sake (OR Rice Wine) to the pan and stir, add all the other dressing ingredients, and mix well. The sweetness and sourness of the dressing are up to your preference. Alter the amount of Vinegar and Sugar.
5

Wash Watercress, pick sprigs and cut the stems short.
6

Slice the beef thinly.
7

Combine Watercress, Beef and the dressing in a large bowl, and serve immediately.