Ok, so it's a littlte late for lunch but just a tad too early for dinner and I'm starving!! So how do I reconcile my culinary dilemma?? Otherwise known as the "dunch dilemma", I have the perfect recipe- Beef and Feta Salad- This tasty dish will satisfy any appetite at anytime of the day- well perhaps not for breakfast!!! That said, I have sampled a number of chicken and beef stirfry dishes for breakfast while visiting Vietnam!! So whatever takes your fancy- its your perrogative to choose dinner for breakfast or breakfast for lunch whatever works for you- just make sure it's tasty and healthy!!!
So here's what you need:
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 beef fillets (finely sliced) or other good quality beef such as sirloin, striploin etc.
- 1 tablespoon soya sauce
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 red onions
- 1-2 lime (juiced)
- 200g feta cheese
- 50g rocket
- 50g baby spinach leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh corriander (roughly chopped)
Here comes the science;
Firslty, marinade the beef strips in soya sauce, cider vinegar, honey, cumin seeds and cayenne pepper. Allow beef marinade for an hour or as long as you can afford- the longer you leave it the more tender the meat will be.
Next chop the onions in half moons, add the lime juice to onions- this will sweeten onions and take away that tangy onion flavour. Chop the feta into cubes and put to one side.
In the meantime, heat olive oil in stir-fry pan or wok, on a medium to high heat, add the marinated beef and cook for 3-4 minutes or longer depending on how you like your beef, just adjust your cooking time to suit your taste, whether you like it pink or a little more well done!
Turn off heat and add onions and feta and stir ingredients together.
Prepare the rocket and spinach and place in a salad bowl, transfer beef, onion and feta mixture to salad leaves. Finally add chopped corriander and salt and pepper to taste!
Bon Apetite!!
About Me
- Siobhan Quirke
- Cork, Ireland
- I've been an avid fan of food and cooking as long as I can remember, learning so much from my mother and grandmother throughout the years! I actually find the whole process of preparing and cooking a great-tasting, healthy meal, quite therapeutic!! Cooking allows me to be as creative and adventureous as I like, and allows me forget about the realities of the world around me. There's something so rewarding about producing great food and sharing it with great friends, family and now with you too!!!
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