It’s Martha Monday!
And it’s a good one!
This weeks recipe was a pick from Sarah of Mum in Bloom
But…there was really no salad. There was some cilantro, onions, and parsley, but it wasn’t exactly a salad. But it was a delicious meal.
Lets start at the beginning.
Martha has you whip up a marinade in the food processor of cilantro, champagne vinegar, EVOO, and some OJ and zest. I was expecting the consistency to be that of pesto but I got a runny marinade. At this point, your suppose to marinade your meat in half the marinade and save half for on top of the finished steak. I used the whole amount as a marinade because it was quite ugly as a sauce.
After you let it hang out for an hour more, you grill that baby up!
Meanwhile, I sliced some onions and grilled them on my grill pan. You can do this on the grill but mine were falling apart and I thought the grill pan would be an easier option at this point. I just grilled them till they had some good marks and great color.Then as I was rummaging through the fridge, I came upon some orange, yellow, and red baby peppers, I decided to slice them up and give them a little saute time of their own, and then through the onions in with them. This was the base of my “salad”.
With a sprinkle of flat leaf parsley and cilantro, I layed a few slices of meat on top. Replacing the missing ciantro sauce, I finished it off with with a balsomic reduction and a sprinkle of sea salt.
I would will make this again. And soon! Delicious!
Sirloin Steak Salad with Cilantro
- 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/3 cup champagne vinegar
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 pound sirloin steak (about 1 1/2 inches thick)
- 1 small red onion, halved and sliced into wedges
- Fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
Directions
- Process 1/2 cup cilantro, vinegar, oil, orange juice and zest, jalapeño, and salt in a food processor until coarsely chopped.
- Rub half of the marinade over steak, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat grill to medium-high. (If you are using a charcoal grill, coals are ready when you can hold your hand 5 inches above grill for just 3 or 4 seconds.) Grill steak, flipping halfway through, until a meat thermometer registers 125 for medium-rare, about 12 minutes. Meanwhile, grill onion, flipping once, until it begins to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Let steak rest for 10 minutes before thinly slicing. Serve with onion and remaining 1/2 cup cilantro and marinade, and garnish with parsley.
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I’ve never heard of Martha Mondays! Sounds like fun, and this salad looks great. I LOVE cilantro.
This looks like a really delicious salad. It sounds like a perfect dinner!!!
I am slowly coming around to using more cilantro and I am always up for steak so I will be giving this one a try. I love the balsamic reduction and your presentation makes it look even more stellar.
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This really was a great pick. I really liked the marinade and did add some to the salad, although not all of it. I too will be making this again.
Looks delicious! I’m thinking I could get Grumpy to eat this without any grumbling (hey, its steak!)
Megan, that looks so good! Love cilantro and steak so combo sounds fab. And yeah where is the salad?? LOL!
I love a good grilled steak, and the combination of flavors you’ve used here looks to be right up my alley. I’m bookmarking this one for next week, when my husband will be out of town. He’s stopped eating beef, darn it!
Did you say steak. cilantro and grill…..This is truly a favorite and the balsamic reduction looks like it works well. Great presentation.
Oh my! This looks like what’s for dinner tonight
Perfect with the balsamic !
very delicious, photos look awesome!
I love your photos and the addition of the peppers. I’m going to try it with the balsamic next time as it looks so good. Great job Megan
Grilled beef is always a winner in my book. But add all those other flavors in and…wow! Peppers, onions, jalapeno, cilantro…yum! I’m adding this to my “must-try” list right now.
A terrific steak salad! I love your addition of balsamic reduction over steak,yum!
This looks incredibly good. I’m going to have to make time to get here more often. This is a great blog and I love the food you prepare. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary
this is making me droooool! what a delicious meal!
I just made a Martha recipe the other day and we loved it! This steak salad looks absolutely gorgeous Megan. I know that I could definitely chow down on it.
I can never get enough cilantro!
Ohhh, this is SO beautiful, Megan! I can almost taste that tender, flavorful steak and that wonderful cilantro. Gorgeous!
This looks delicious. It’s only 2:00pm here but I think dinner is going to be served. On the menu.. sirloin!
It doesn’t get much easier! This is my husband’s kind of salad – delicious and heavy on the meat. I think you’re going to have to teach me about photography in SF.
That looks wonderful! Cooked to perfection – just the way I like it.
My steak lovin’ family would love this.
~ingrid
Wow! This is right up my alley! Love steak. Love onions. Love cilantro…love all of the flavors at work here. I definitely want to try this. The presentation looks really nice too.
Ok, so…this looks delicious!!
This looks positively luscious, and the meat is cooked just right. What time should i come for dinner?
Have a great weekend.
*kisses* HH
Hello Megan~two of my families favorite…cilantro and steak. We also make pico de gallo with the cilantro to accompany the grilled steak. I like the idea of adding peppers, especially grilled.
Sweet wishes,
Sara
I missed your post. I think I have to fix my reader or something. I love your photos and I like your changes too! Nice job.