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Diego Prado

Diego Prado

Beef Tongue Salad

23h 15m

Cold beef tongue cuts, lettuce hearts, radish, and hazelnut dressing! This is a very delicate salad, perfect for impressing your guests over a dinner party.

It can be paired with a grilled steak and roasted potatoes, or eaten as it is with some crusty bread and a nice herbal cocktail!

  • Add 2 cups of peeled hazelnuts to a container and cover with water

    Step 0
  • Cover the container and refrigerate 12h to soak

    Step 1
  • Halve and peel 4 small onions

    Step 2
  • Roughly chop 5 celery stalks and add to a large pot along with the onions

    Step 3
  • Add 2½ tbsp of coriander seeds and 2½ tbsp of black peppercorns to the pot

    Step 4
  • Add 4 dried bay leaves and 2 pieces star anise

    Step 5
  • Add 1 beef tongue and just barely cover with water

    Step 6
  • Place on the stove over medium-low heat, put the lid on, and simmer for 6h until tender

    Step 7
  • Allow to cool slightly, transfer the tongue to a baking dish, and peel off the skin with your hands. The beef tongue is cooked

    Step 8
  • Cover with cling film and place it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours until cold

    Step 9
  • Strain the cooking liquid into another pot, discarding discard the vegetables and spices

    Step 10
  • Simmer over medium-low heat until reduced to 1 l

    Step 11
  • Remove from heat. The beef tongue broth reduction is ready

    Step 12
  • Strain the hazelnuts and discard the liquid

    Step 13
  • Add the hazelnuts and 2½ cups of the Beef Tongue Broth Reduction, mixed with 3 tbsp of soy sauce, to a blender. Blend on high speed until homogeneous

    Step 14
  • Turn off the blender and add the juice of 3 limes. Turn the blender on medium speed and add 3 tbsp of hazelnut oil in a thin stream, while blending, to emulsify

    Step 15
  • Add ¾ cup of extra virgin olive oil in a thin stream, while blending, until emulsified. Season with salt to taste

    Step 16
  • Add black pepper to taste. The hazelnut dressing is ready

    Step 17
  • Thinly slice ½ of the Beef Tongue. Reserve the remaining for other preparations

    Step 18
  • Thinly slice 1 small cucumber

    Step 19
  • Thinly slice 1 radish

    Step 20
  • Halve 4 lettuce hearts, and gently separate the leaves from each other without removing from the bulb

    Step 21
  • Place 1 slice of tongue between the leaves of each lettuce half

    Step 22
  • Repeat the same process with the cucumber and radish slices

    Step 23
  • Season with lime juice and extra virgin olive oil to taste

    Step 24
  • Season with ground black pepper and salt to taste

    Step 25
  • Garnish with edible flowers and coriander sprouts to taste

    Step 26
  • Add 2 tbsp of the Hazelnut Dressing in the center of a serving dish

    Step 27
  • Place 2 lettuce halves on each plate

    Step 28
  • The beef tongue salad is ready! Enjoy!

    Step 29

Yield 8 portions

  • Lettuce

    Lettuce

    4 hearts
  • Radish

    Radish

    1
  • Cucumber

    Small Cucumber

    1
  • Lime Juice

    Lime Juice

    to taste
  • Edible Flower

    Edible Flower

    to garnish
  • Coriander Sprout

    Coriander Sprout

    to garnish
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    to taste
  • Black Pepper

    Black Pepper

    to taste
  • Salt

    Salt

    to taste

Hazelnut Dressing

  • Hazelnut

    Peeled Hazelnut

    2 cups
  • Hazelnut Oil

    Hazelnut Oil

    3 tbsp
  • Soy Sauce

    Soy Sauce

    3 tbsp
  • Lime

    Lime

    3
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    ¾ cup
  • Black Pepper

    Black Pepper

    to taste
  • Salt

    Salt

    to taste

Beef Tongue Cooking

  • Beef Tongue

    Beef Tongue

    1
  • Star Anise

    Star Anise

    2 pieces
  • Dried Bay Leaf

    Dried Bay Leaf

    4 leaves
  • Coriander Seed

    Coriander Seed

    2½ tbsp
  • Black Peppercorn

    Black Peppercorn

    2½ tbsp
  • Celery

    Celery

    5 stalks
  • Onion

    Small Onion

    4

Equipment

  • Blender

    Blender

  • Fine Mesh Sieve

    Fine Mesh Sieve

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