Grilled Beef Pinwheels With Prosciutto And Arugula Salad

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (1 1/2 lb) flank steaks
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 ounces very thinly sliced prosciutto
• 4 ounces thinly sliced provolone cheese
• 3/4 lb arugula, stems discarded
• 8 -10 wooden skewers, soaked in water 30 minutes
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 cover work surface with plastic wrap and put steak on it with a short side of steak nearest you. holding a sharp knife parallel to work surface and beginning on a long side, using short slicing motions, butterfly steak by cutting it horizontally almost, but not all the way, in half, then open it like a book.
• 2 cover steak with a double thickness of plastic wrap (about 2 feet long) and, using the flat side of a meat pounder (or using a rolling pin), gently pound meat 1/4 inch thick.
• 3 discard top sheets of plastic wrap and turn steak on plastic wrap so grain of meat is running left to right, then rub 1 tablespoon oil onto steak and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• 4 arrange prosciutto in a slightly overlapping layer on steak, then cover with cheese.
• 5 beginning with side nearest you, using plastic wrap as an aid and pressing slightly on filling, roll up steak tightly, then skewer steak, crosswise, at 1-inch intervals.
• 6 using a sharp knife, cut between skewers to make 1-inch-thick pinwheels. (end pieces will be about 1 1/2 inches thick. trim if desired.
• 7 prepare grill for cooking over medium-hot charcoal (moderate heat for gas). if using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal.
• 8 when charcoal turns grayish (about 15 minutes from lighting), hold your hand 5 inches above grill rack to determine heat for charcoal as follows:.
• 9 hot: when you can hold your hand there for 1 to 2 seconds.
• 10 medium-hot: 3 to 4 seconds.
• 11 low: 5 to 6 seconds.
• 12 if using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then, if necessary, reduce to heat specified in recipe.
• 13 grill pinwheels, cut sides down, on a well-oiled rack, turning over once (use a metal spatula to loosen), until beef is well browned outside but still pink inside and cheese is beginning to melt, 6 to 8 minutes total.
• 14 toss arugula with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. serve on a platter, topped with pinwheels.