Salads for Committed Carnivores

Ingredients

• 500 g (1 lb) beef blade or round steak
• 2 medium onions, roughly chopped
• 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
• 2 medium carrots (about 250 g/8 oz), roughly chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
• 1 clove
• 200 g (7 oz) sweet and sour pickled cucumbers (bread and butter cucumbers) from a jar
• 2 medium white onions
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 5 tablespoons liquid from pickle jar
• 2 tablespoons sunflower or peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley