Steak and winter pumpkin panzanella

A winter pumpkin salad with steak

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Serves

4

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

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Ingredients

Beef
  • 4 x 150g Quality Mark beef sirloini

Pumpkin panzanella
  • 750g pumpkin

    seeds removed, peeled and chopped into 2.5cm cubes
  • 6 sage leaves

  • 1 onion

    finely sliced
  • 4 slices ciabatta bread

  • 1/2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

  • 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice

  • 1/4 cup olive oil

To serve
  • seasonal green vegetables

    steamed

Method

To Make Panzanella
1

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

2

Line a shallow roasting dish with baking paper.

3

Place the pumpkin and sage leaves in a bowl and toss with a dash of oil and season.

4

Tip out into the roasting dish in a single layer.

5

Place in the oven and roast for 30 minutes or until tender.

6

Meanwhile, add another dash of oil into a frying pan and cook the onion over a very low heat until soft.

7

Add the bread and cook tossing frequently, until the onion and bread are golden.

8

In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar and lemon juice.

9

Whisk in the olive oil and season.

10

Remove the pumpkin from the oven and place on the fried onion and bread.

11

Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes until bread is crisp and to keep hot.

To Make Beef
1

Wipe out the frying pan with kitchen paper, then heat over a high heat.

2

Rub sirloin steaks with a little oil, if necessary, and grind over black pepper.

3

Place in the hot frying pan and cook for 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare steak.

4

Remove from the frying pan, sprinkle with salt, cover and leave to rest.

To Serve
1

Place each steak on a warmed plate. Spoon pumpkin panzanella alongside with steamed green vegetables and drizzle with the red wine vinaigrette.

Nutrition Information per Serving (412g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 4 serves and is for the steak & panzanella only. It does not include the green vegetables to serve.

Energy2167kJ (518 kcal)
Protein36.9g
Total Fat27.2g
Saturated Fat7.0g
Carbohydrate28.8g
Dietary Fibre5.6g
Sodium210mg
Iron4.8mg
Zinc4.9mg
Vitamin B120.85µg