Whole-meal Veal Salad with Turmeric and Berries

Ingredients

  • 500 g (1 lb) Quebec Veal brochette strips or steak cut into strips

Marinade

  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) canola oil
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) lemon juice
  • 10 ml (2 tsp) turmeric powder
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) pepper
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) honey
  • A few drops of Sriracha chili sauce or 1 pinch of chili powder

Yogurt salad dressing

  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) plain yogurt
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) honey
  • 2 ml (1/2 tsp) finely chopped garlic
  • 2 ml (1/2 tsp) turmeric powder
  • 2 ml (1/2 tsp) pepper
  • A few drops of Sriracha chili sauce or 1 pinch of chili powder

Salad

  • 2 l (8 cups) young spinach
  • 250 ml (1 cup) grated red cabbage
  • 250 ml (1 cup) field berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries)
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) red onions cut into fine rounds

 

Preparation

  1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together with a whisk.
  2. Pour the marinade over the veal strips and let marinate for 30 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, prepare the salad dressing by mixing all the ingredients with a whisk; place in the refrigerator.
  4. Preheat the barbecue (BBQ) to high temperature, or the oven to maximum intensity (broil).
  5. Remove the veal strips from the marinade, thread them on 8 wood skewers and cook until the internal temperature reaches 66°C (150°F), about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
  6. Divide the young spinach and red cabbage among 4 plates. Distribute the salad dressing, add the berries and onion rings, and top with the veal brochettes.

 

Alternative : For cooking in the oven, place the brochettes on a grill, in a cookie sheet, and cook them on the top rack at maximum intensity (broil) until the internal temperature reaches 66°C (150°F), about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.