Barbecued eye fillet with carrots, eggplant and Israeli couscous salad
Best eye fillet recipe
Serves
8
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Soak up the balmy summer air and enjoy the company of friends and family whilst you barbecue. This recipe pairs the eye fillet with a colourful vegetable and couscous salad, drizzled with a punchy herb dressing.
Ingredients
1kg Quality Mark beef eye fillet
a dash of olive oil
2 cups Israeli couscous
3 Tbsp olive oil
250g baby carrots
halved lengthways250g baby purple carrots
halved lengthways1 Tbsp preserved lemon i
chopped1 eggplant
cut into 1.5cm slicesA squeeze of lemon juice
4 handfuls of baby spinach
a handful of mint leaves
shredded
1 cup parsley
1 cup fresh coriander
2 spring onions
trimmed and chopped1 garlic clove
choppedgrated zest of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp ground cumin
a pinch of chilli flakes
1/2 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
Method
Place the herbs, spring onion, garlic, lemon zest, cumin and chilli in the bowl of a food processor.
Process to roughly chop the herbs.
While the processor is on, drizzle in the olive oil followed by the vinegar.
Season with salt and place dressing in a small screw top jar.
Keep in the fridge.
Heat a barbecue plate until medium-hot.
Rub the beef with olive oil and place on the barbecue plate.
Barbecue for 20 minutes, turning beef 4 times to brown all sides.
Lower the heat and barbecue for a further 5 minutes for medium rare beef.
Transfer to a large plate, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Cover loosely with foil or baking paper and a clean tea towel and leave to rest for at least 20 minutes.
Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the Israeli couscous and cook for 7-8 minutes until tender.
Drain under cold running water.
Drain well, then place in a large bowl and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil to prevent sticking and set aside.
Brush eggplant slices with some of the remaining olive oil and place on the grill and cook until very tender.
Cut into big chunks and add to the Israeli couscous.
Place the carrots in a bowl with the remaining olive oil and season. Place the carrots on the grill, turning often, until tender or cooked to your liking. Remove and place in with the Israeli couscous.
Add the preserved lemon, greens and mint. Toss gently to combine, adding a little extra olive oil if needed and a good few squeezes of lemon juice. Place on a large shallow serving plate.
Slice the eye fillet across the grain and arrange on top of the salad.
Drizzle with some of the green herb dressing and serve the remainder in a separate small bowl.
Nutrition Information per Serving (349g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 8 serves.