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Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Wakefield’s Healthy skirt steak over Farro salad

Shawn Wakefield of Raleigh blew the judges away with this blue ribbon winner that is not only healthy but is also full of flavor.  The whole wheat Farro salad is simply delicious.

Servings: 6
Cook Time: Prep Time: 30 minutes; Total Time: 30 minutes plus overnight
Meal Type: Entree
NC Ingredients: Beef

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Ingredients

Marinade:
1/2
cup red wine vinegar
1/4
cup Dijon mustard
1/4
cup fresh parsley
1/4
cup olive oil
1/4
cup prepared pepperoncini sliced
Salt/pepper to taste
1.5 lbs. skirt steak
Salad:
2
cups whole wheat Farro Grain (cooked per instructions)
5
Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
1/4
cup fresh parsley chopped
1/2
cup good extra virgin olive oil
1/3
cup red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
2
pinches of dried red pepper flakes
Salt/pepper to taste
1/2
cup crumbled feta cheese

Directions

Marinade:

Marinate lean beef in 1st five ingredients (red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, parsley, olive oil, and pepperoncini) overnight.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Remove beef from marinade and discard bag with marinade.  Cook on gas grill super-hot for 4 minutes per side.

Salad:

Prepare Farro according to package directions and add the tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, vinegar, red pepper flakes, and feta. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Let salad sit for 4 hours to allow flavors to merry.

 
As seen on wral.com's Local Dish Play WRAL video

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