Beef Sirloin Steaks

Beef Sirloin Steaks

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, November 12, 2017.

with tomato vinaigrette and spinach spelt salad


Ingredients

SPINACH SPELT SALAD

  • 130g spelt
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 bag baby spinach leaves
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¾ teaspoon honey
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon

BEEF SIRLOIN STEAKS

  • 550g lean beef sirloin steaks (at room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon oil, for cooking (or use spray oil) ▲

TOMATO VINAIGRETTE

  • ½ capsicum
  • 1 punnet cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoons basil leaves, chopped

TO SERVE

  • 1 tablespoon picked basil leaves

Steps

  1. Preheat a BBQ grill or hot plate to high (if using). Bring a small pot of salted water to the boil. Cook spelt in pot of boiling water for 15 minutes, until tender with a slight bite. Drain, rinse under cold water and drain well.
  2. While spelt cooks, prepare salad. Grate courgette, roughly chop spinach and add to a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together oil, honey and lemon zest and juice to make dressing. Set aside.
  3. Pat beef dry with paper towels, rub with oil and season. Heat a dry, large fry-pan on medium-high heat and cook beef for 2–3 minutes each side for medium-rare (depending on thickness), or until cooked to your liking. Set aside to rest, covered, for 2–3 minutes. Reserve pan. Alternatively, cook on BBQ.
  4. While beef cooks, remove core and seeds from capsicum and dice 1cm and cut cherry tomatoes. Add to a small bowl with vinegar, oil and water. Set aside. While beef rests, quickly clean reserved pan and wipe out. Set aside.
  5. Slice beef against the grain, reserving any resting juices. Add tomato vinaigrette to reserved pan, along with any resting juices from beef and return to a low heat for 1 minute, until gently warmed through. Stir through chopped basil and season.
  6. Add drained spelt and dressing to bowl with courgettes and spinach. Toss everything together and season to taste.
  7. TO SERVE share spinach spelt salad between plates and place slices of beef sirloin on top. Spoon over tomato vinaigrette and garnish with basil leaves.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1519 kj
363 kcal
Protein 42.0g
Carbohydrate 12.9g
Fat 15.1g