Beef Steaks with Warm Vegetable and Couscous Salad

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Our Iron Maidens show us how to cook a perfect steak, paired with the most delicious couscous salad. This recipe is definately worth a go!

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Serves 4

Excellent source of iron

Low Sodium

Ingredients

4 Quality Mark beef steaks, (fillet, sirloin or rump) trimmed
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt, pepper and pinch of garlic powder
1 cup boiling water or stock
1 cup couscous
1 red onion, peeled and sliced*
8 mushrooms, sliced*
1 red capsicum, sliced*
1 tablespoon vinaigrette
Chopped parsley to taste
2 tablespoons pesto

Method

Pour the water or stock over the couscous, fluff with a fork to separate the grains and stand 5-10 mins.

Rub oil on the steaks and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder, then oil the vegetables. Heat a BBQ or heavy-based pan and cook steaks 3-5 mins per side or until cooked to your liking. Set aside in a warm place to rest, and BBQ or grill the vegetables.

Fluff the couscous again and add vegetables, vinaigrette, parsley and pesto. Serve with the steaks.

*Or use your favourite seasonal vegetables.

How to Cook the Perfect Steak

Suitable Cuts
Nutrition

Nutrition Information Per Serving

Serving size: 318g

Energy kJ (kcal)	1718 (401)
Protein (g)	41.8
Fat (g)	18.5
Saturated (g)	5.7
Carbohydrate (g)	18.6
Sugars (g)	1.6
Sodium (mg)	185
Iron (mg)	4.9
Zinc (mg)	7.9
Vitamin B12 (ug)	3.6
Vitamin D (ug)	0
Selenium (ug)	11.8