Steak with Piquant Italian Salsa Verde

Serves 4 to 6
Time 15 min
Steak with Piquant Italian Salsa Verde

This bold green sauce comes together in a flash in the food processor. Garlic, capers and anchovy add complexity to a lively purée of parsley and basil. You'll have some salsa verde left over, so enjoy it on chicken, fish or vegetables as well as the beef in this recipe. This is a sauce you will want to keep in your recipe repertoire.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Gluten FreeGluten Free
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    1/2 cupfresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
    1/2 cupfresh basil
    2 clovesgarlic
    2 tablespoonscapers, drained
    1anchovy fillet, cut into pieces
    1 cupplus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
    2 tablespoonslime juice
    1/2fine sea salt, divided
    1/4ground black pepper, divided
    1 1/2 poundssirloin steak
    5 cupsbaby field greens

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Method

In a food processor, purée parsley, basil, garlic, capers and anchovy fillet. 


Scrape down the sides of the bowl. 


Slowly add 1 cup olive oil, pulsing until completely combined. 


Add lime juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. 


Process until blended and the sauce is smooth. 


Taste and adjust seasoning. Set sauce aside.


Heat remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. 


Season the steak with remaining salt and pepper and cook 2-3 minutes per side, or to desired doneness. 


Let steak rest 5 minutes to redistribute juices, then slice it thinly and drizzle with salsa verde. 


Serve over greens.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

sirloin and field greens (About 7oz/192g-wt.)

Calories

240

Total Fat

9g

Saturated Fat

3.5g

Cholesterol

140mg

Sodium

370mg

Total Carbohydrate

2g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

0g

Protein

37g

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