Dinner Tonight: Grilled Steak with Tomatoes and Pesto

Name: Dinner Tonight: Grilled Steak with Tomatoes and Pesto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters packed fresh basil leaves; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 6 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps Parmesan cheese, grated; 2 Tbsps pine nuts; 2 servings Salt and black pepper; 454 grams strip steak (about 1-inch thick); 2 larges Brandywine tomatoes

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Dinner Tonight: Grilled Steak with Tomatoes and Pesto a try. This recipe serves 2. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 997 calories, 52g of protein, and 85g of fat per serving. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up parmesan cheese, brandywine tomatoes, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a charcoal grill, gas grill, or grill pan to high heat. Meanwhile, make the pesto.

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Place the pine nuts in a non-stick skillet set over medium high heat. When they are fragrant and slightly browned transfer them to a food processor.

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Pine Nuts

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Add the basil and garlic. Process until it becomes a paste. With the motor running, drizzle in 4 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in the Parmesan.

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Sprinkle the steak with salt and pepper, and coat in 1 tablespoon of oil. Set on the hot grill. Cook for about 4 to 5 minutes a side for medium-rare. Cooking times will go way down if you are using a thinner steak. Adjust accordingly. Set aside.

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Coat the tomatoes in the remaining tablespoon of oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes on one side, flip, and cook for another minute on the other side.

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Slice up the steak, or leave it whole.

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Steak

Serve with the tomato slices. Spoon some of the pesto sauce on top of the tomatoes.

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Servings:

355milliliters

packed fresh basil leaves 2cloves

garlic, chopped 6Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil 2Tbsps

Parmesan cheese, grated 2Tbsps

pine nuts 2servings

Salt and black pepper 454grams

strip steak (about 1-inch thick)2larges

Brandywine tomatoes

Recommended wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir

Steak on the menu? Try pairing with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir. After all, beef and red wine are a classic combination. Generally, leaner steaks go well with light or medium-bodied reds, such as pinot noir or merlot, while fattier steaks can handle a bold red, such as cabernet sauvingnon. You could try La Jota Howell Mountain Merlot. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 99 dollars per bottle.