El Gaucho Salad Recipes

STEAK GAUCHO-STYLE WITH ARGENTINIAN CHIMICHURRI SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill.
• Place all chimichurri sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until well chopped, but not pureed. Reserve.
• Dissolve cayenne pepper and salt in 1 cup hot water. Transfer to a squeeze container.
• Place the steak directly over a hot grill, baste with the chimichurri grilling sauce, and grill until the outer portion of the meat reaches the desired degree of doneness. Remove the steak from the grill and slice long strips from the outer edges of the steak. Instruct guests to pick up a steak slice from the cutting board with their fingers, place it on a slice of baguette, and enjoy. Return the remaining steak to the grill, baste, and grill until more of the steak is cooked. Remove and repeat the slicing and serving procedure until steak is consumed. For extra spicy steak, baste 2 or 3 additional times with the cayenne pepper mixture during grilling process. Spoon chimichurri sauce over steak. (Also brilliant on any grilled fish or chicken)
• Recommended beverage: Argentinian Malbec (red)

PUERTO RICAN GAZPACHO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Cook codfish in boiling water to reduce saltiness to your taste, 10 to 25 minutes; drain. Let codfish cool completely.
• Mix avocado, tomato, and onion together in a bowl. Break cooled codfish into small pieces, discarding any bones, and add to the avocado mixture; stir gently. Drizzle olive oil over the mixture; add whine vinegar and stir gently. Season salad with black pepper; stir. Cover bowl with plastic wrap.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Refrigerate salad at least 45 minutes.

GUACAMOLE SALAD

Steps:

• Lightly toss avocados, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, jalapeno, and corn in a salad bowl until well mixed, and sprinkle with garlic salt, salt, and black pepper.
• Mix lime juice with olive oil in a small bowl, and pour over the salad. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.

GAZPACHO SALAD

Steps:

• Dice tomatoes, red onion, peppers, and cucumber. Add to a medium bowl and mix together.
• Alternate a layer of vegetables and spinach into a larger bowl. Drizzle with Red Wine Vinaigrette.
• In a medium bowl, add red wine vinegar, Creole mustard and honey. Whisk together. Slowly whisk in olive oil, to allow mixture to emulsify. Stir in a pinch of chili flakes and salt and pepper, to taste.

GAUCHO STEAK

Steps:

• Stir the hot water, salt, and cayenne pepper together and let stand, covered.
• Bring steaks to room temperature.
• Pat them dry with paper towels.
• Grill steaks over direct heat, basting each side twice with a small spoonful of the pepper mixture during grilling.
• Cook the steaks for about 10 minutes per side, depending on their thickness, the heat of your flame, and your preference for degree of doneness.
• I prefer to grill with charcoal for its added flavor.

GAUCHO BEEF SALAD OR SANDWICH

Steps:

• Combine first seven ingredients in a bowl.
• Combine the next seven ingredients in a jar and shake thoroughly.
• Pour vinaigrette over salad, marinate in covered bowl in refrigerator for at least four hours.

GAZPACHO SALAD

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-quart bowl, layer one-third to one-half of the tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onion, olives, salt and pepper. Repeat layers two or three more times. , In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients. Pour over vegetables. Cover and chill several hours or overnight. Serve with a slotted spoon.

BIG-BATCH ROQUEFORT DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, green onions, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder together in a large bowl; season with salt and black pepper. Fold cheese into the mayonnaise mixture.

COLORFUL GAZPACHO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, red pepper and corn. In a small bowl, whisk the lime juice, vinegar, water, garlic, oil, salt, pepper and pepper flakes. Drizzle over tomato mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate until chilled., Just before serving, combine the romaine, jicama and cilantro. Place 1 cup on each of eight salad plates; top each with 1/3 cup tomato mixture.