Beef with artichoke and pea salsa
Serves: 4
Time to make: 30 mins
Total cost: $23.76 / $5.94 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- Artichoke and pea salsa
- 100g fresh or frozen peas
- 280g artichokes in brine, drained, roughly chopped
- ¼ red onion, finely diced
- 2 teaspoons capers, drained, rinsed
- 250g cherry tomatoes, diced
- 2 anchovy fillets, drained, chopped
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- freshly ground black pepper
- 4 x 150g sirloin steaks
- olive oil spray
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 lemon, cut in 4 wedges
Instructions
1 To make salsa, cook frozen peas following packet directions or blanch fresh peas in a saucepan of boiling water. Cool peas in iced water. Drain and place in a bowl. Add artichokes, onion, capers, tomatoes, anchovies and parsley. Combine well. Season to taste with pepper. Set aside.
2 Preheat barbecue. Lightly spray steaks with oil and press in rosemary with your hands. Cook steaks on barbecue for 4-5 minutes on each side.Turn with tongs.
3 Remove from barbecue and place on a warm plate. Lightly cover with foil and a clean tea towel. Rest for 5 minutes. Serve steaks with salsa and lemon wedges.
Serve as part of this three-course meal for four, cooked entirely on the barbecue!
Entrée: Prawn and scallop skewers
Main: Beef with artichoke and pea salsa
Vege side dishes: Barbecued asparagus and eggplant and Cumin potatoes with dill sour cream
Dessert: Warm fruit parcels with lemon sorbet
Variations
If you prefer, serve steaks sliced thickly.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 1300kJ
Calories 311cal
Protein 37g
Total fat 15g
–Saturated fat 5g
Carbohydrates 10g
–Sugars 5g
Dietary fibre 3g
Sodium 340mg
Calcium 90mg
Iron 6mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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