Barbecued scotch with summer herbs and labneh

Cook the perfect scotch fillet with yoghurt and garlic

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Serves

4 - 6

Prep Time

12 mins

Cook Time

8 mins

How does a perfectly barbecued scotch with fresh summer herbs topped with a zesty homemade labneh sound? Pretty great, right? This lighter dish is perfect for a hot summer's day, or complete the meal with new potatoes or toasted sourdough and a crunchy green salad.

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Ingredients

Beef
  • 2 x 350g Quality Mark beef scotch filletsi

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil

Labneh
  • 400g yoghurti

  • 1 garlic clove

    crushed
  • 1 Tbsp fresh dill

    chopped
  • grated zest of 1 lemon

To serve
  • A small handful of parsley

  • 2 Tbsp chervil

  • 1 lemon

  • 4 Tbsp olive oil

  • 6-8 radishes

  • 2 handfuls watercress

Method

To Make Labneh
1

Line a non-metallic sieve with cheesecloth and set over a deep bowl.

2

Mix together the yoghurt, garlic and a good pinch of salt and place in the cheesecloth.

3

Fold over the edges to enclose the yoghurt, cover with a clean tea towel and place in the fridge overnight or for up to 24 hours.

4

Place the labneh in a small bowl and mix through the chopped dill and lemon zest.

5

Cover and return to the fridge until ready to use.

6

Preheat a barbecue plate until very hot.

To Barbecue Beef
1

Rub the steaks with a little oil.

2

Place on the hot plate and barbecue for 2 minutes on each side.

3

Turn and barbecue for a further 4 minutes.

4

Place on a plate or board, season and cover loosely with foil or baking paper and leave to rest for at least 5 minutes.

To Serve
1

Thickly slice the scotch fillet steaks across the grain and place on a large serving plate.

2

Scatter over the parsley and chervil.

3

Finely grate over the zest of lemon before drizzling with the olive oil.

4

Squeeze over the juice of the lemon and season all with a little extra salt.

5

Scatter around the radishes and finish with the watercress.

6

Serve with a bowl of labneh.

Nutrition Information per Serving (264g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves. This recipe is tagged low sodium as it has <120mg sodium per 100g.

Energy1595kJ (381 kcal)
Protein29.3g
Total Fat27.8g
Saturated Fat8.8g
Carbohydrate3.2g
Dietary Fibre1.7g
Sodium63mg
Iron3.9mg
Zinc3.4mg
Vitamin B121.5µg