Servings
Four
Ready In:
About 40 minutes
Good For:
Dinner
Grilled Beef with Marinated Tomato Salad
- 1 ½ lbs beef (sirloin, flat iron, skirt – anything that grills nicely)
- Drizzle of olive oil
- Sprinkle of Salt & Pepper
- Sprinkle of garlic granules
- 1 tsp butter
Salad
- 1 c red cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ c yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ small onion, cubed small
- 1 c bocconcini pearls (or regular bocconcini cut into small cubes)
- 6 fresh basil leaves, chiffonade
Dressing
- 1/2 c olive oil
- 1/4 c balsamic vinegar
- ½ tsp garlic granules
- 1/8 tsp oregano
- 1/8 tsp thyme
- 1/8 tsp Rosemary
- ¼ tsp natural sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 15 cracks fresh black pepper
(end dressing ingredients) - 2 c salad greens
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Place all dressing ingredients into a small bowl and mix well – set aside.
Place all salad ingredients (except the salad greens) into a bowl with a flat bottom (a pie plate or cake pan will work well). Give the dressing a good stir and pour it over the salad. Mix well and set aside to marinate.
Place the beef on a plate, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic granules then massage the oil and seasoning into the beef and set aside for 5 minutes.
Step 2
Melt a tsp of butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot place the beef into the pan and sear to golden brown on each side (about 5 minutes per side for medium rare, depending on the thickness of the beef (increase cooking time if you prefer your meat more well done)).
Step 3
When the beef is done let it rest for 5 minutes and share the salad greens over 4 plates.
When the beef has rested slice it into strips and share it over each plate beside the greens. Add a generous scoop of tomato salad to the top of the greens (use all the salad – marinated salad does not keep well) and drizzle any remaining dressing over the salad and the beef.
Serve up, sit down, and enjoy the delightful flavors of this delicious dinner!
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