Tuesday, 2 October 2007

Steak with herb sauce, salad with dijon honey vingairette

Ingredients:

  • Steak (fillet)
  • Prosciutto
  • Rocket
  • Spinach
  • Cucumber
  • Apple
  • Orange
  • Celery
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Coriander
  • Olive oil
  • White balsamic vinegar
  • Dijon mustard
  • Honey
  • Salt
  • Almonds
Method:
  1. Heat char grill to stupid hot.
  2. Fry prosciutto in pan until crisp.
  3. Chop and toast almonds.
  4. Oil and season steak and whack on grill.
  5. Make mixture of 1 part vinegar, 3 parts oil
  6. Add 1 tbsp dijon, 1 tbsp honey, shake vigorously.
  7. Taste and salt if required.
  8. Turn steak after 5 minutes (or so). Season just before you turn it.
  9. Segment orange, core peel slice apple. Whack in bowl
  10. Make thin slices of cucumber with speed peeler or mandolin. Whack in bowl
  11. Slice celery thinly (peel if it's stringy)
  12. Chuck leaves in bowl
  13. Break prosciutto up into bits and chuck in bowl.
  14. Press steak and when it feels right (Should feel like the meaty part of your hand does when you touch your thumb to forefinger) remove it from the grill and let rest.
  15. Whack herbs, inner leaves from celery, a little olive oil, some grated Parmesan, Salt and almonds in a blender and blitz.
  16. Plate up salad and steak. Drizzle salad with vingairette and steak with herb sauce.

Time to prepare: 25 minutes
Cost per serve: $12
Inspiration: This one is all mine.

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