Monday, August 27, 2012

Tropical Steak Salad








1 ny strip steak 


marinade:
honey
juice of lemon wedge
soy sauce
worchestershire sauce or fish sauce
garlic powder, oregano, paprika
lemon zest and naval orange zest 1/4 teaspoon each

salad:
hearts of romaine
1/2 salad cucumber seeds removed halved lengthwise and sliced.
1/2 naval orange wedges
1 dragon fruit halved lengthwise and sliced
1 plum tomato, halved lengthwise and sliced

dressing of choice: raspberry-navel orange sesame oil vinaigrette
1/4 cup raspberry-walnut vinaigrette, store bought
tsp of honey
tsp mustard
juice of one half naval orange and zest
lemon zest to taste
sesame oil

marinade the strip steak for a minimum of one hour till steak is room temperature. Then cook the steak on a grill pan until medium rare. when steak is done add marinade and bring to a simmer, then add some vinegar to deglaze off heat. pour marinade over steak and let rest till cool enough to handle and slice against the grain of meat.

Construct the salad and lay sliced steak over salad. garnish with one slice of dragon fruit and drizzle with 1/4 of the vinaigrette. Serve with vinaigrette on the side.