When you want healthy and light and fast … but also incredibly luxurious and special, this quick steak and salad is going to be perfect.
To make it for one, one gorgeous one who totally deserves a luxe delicious lunch, you’ll need:
1 steak of your choice - my favourite is rump
1 small dried red chilli, crumbled or 1/4-1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes (you could use fresh chilli if you prefer)
1 small clove of garlic, peeled, crushed and finely diced
The juice of one juicy lime
A good slosh (maybe 1.5 teaspoons) fish sauce
1 teaspoon caster sugar (granulated will work too though)
A tablespoon of water
Dressing of lime, chilli, garlic, fish sauce, sugar and water.
A few cherry tomatoes, halved
A few spring onions, cleaned and sliced on the diagonal so you get nice long pieces
Take your steak from the fridge about half an hour before you’re going to cook it and toss it in a little light soy sauce and a little cooking oil. Massage it all in on both sides and leave until you’re ready to cook.
Mix all the dressing ingredients together and taste. Adjust to see if you need any more of anything to make it perfect for you.
Add the tomatoes and spring onions to the dressing to kind of marinade and soak in all the lovely flavours while you cook your steak.
Cook the steak on a griddle or in a non-stick frying pan to your liking and then leave to rest on a chopping board for a minute of two.
Slice the steak, arrange on a plate and tip over the dressing and salad.
And that’s literally all there is to it!
You could add more salad ingredients if you wanted of course, or fresh herbs (parsley or coriander would be good) or even have this with rice to make it more substantial.
Easy, fast and feels luxurious as well - one of my favourite special lunches just for me.
I hope you love it too.
