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Charred spicy pepper pesto with steak and green salad

Name: Charred spicy pepper pesto with steak and green salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 large peppers; Glug of oil; 3 tbsp olive oil; 40g pine nuts; Juice of 1 lemon; Bunch each of fresh basil and flat leaf parsley; 4 British sirloin steaks (about 200g each); 2 avocados; Small bag of rocket

Published: 10 Sep 15
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Make your own speedy pepper pesto, then drizzle generously over seared sirloin steaks and fresh rocket – a brilliant and impressive midweek meal.

For another speedy steak recipe that you can make on a weeknight, see our spice-rubbed steak with tomato salad.

Easy
August 2015

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 10 min, cooking time 20 min

Make your own speedy pepper pesto, then drizzle generously over seared sirloin steaks and fresh rocket – a brilliant and impressive midweek meal.

For another speedy steak recipe that you can make on a weeknight, see our spice-rubbed steak with tomato salad.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 691kcals
Fat: 48.4g (9.7g saturated)
Protein: 51.1g
Carbohydrates: 8.9g (7.3g sugars)
Fibre: 6.5g
Salt: 0.4g

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Ingredients

2 large peppers
Glug of oil
3 tbsp olive oil
40g pine nuts
Juice of 1 lemon
Bunch each of fresh basil and flat leaf parsley
4 British sirloin steaks (about 200g each)
2 avocados
Small bag of rocket

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Method

Deseed and roughly chop the peppers. In a large frying pan, heat a glug of oil and fry the peppers for 10-15 minutes, then tip into a food processor with the olive oil, pine nuts, half of the lemon juice and a basil and parsley. Season well, then pulse until the pesto comes together.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a high heat until the oil is shimmering hot. Add the steaks to the hot pan and fry for 2½ minutes on each side (for medium rare), remove from the pan, cover loosely with foil and rest for 5 minutes.
While the steak is resting, peel, stone and slice the avocados, then put in a salad bowl along with a the rocket. Squeeze over the other lemon half and add a drizzle of olive oil, then season and toss to coat. Serve with the steak and pesto.