Garlicky Skillet Steak
For this recipe, choose a thinner cut steak, which ever you like, preferably something on sale!
2-4 steaks
Olive Oil
Lots of garlic (at least 2 cloves per steak)
1/2 tsp Kosher salt, possibly more
Pepper
On a cutting board, mince garlic. Add salt and a little drizzle of olive oil and using the side of your knife, make a paste with the salt and garlic (the salt helps break the garlic down) by pushing the garlic against the cutting board. This takes a minute or two, but just keep pushing the garlic into a thin layer and then scooping it back into a pile.
Sprinkle a little more salt on the steaks and season with pepper. Scoop half of the garlic onto steak and rub it into the meat. Turn steaks and repeat with the rest of the garlic.
Heat a non-stick pan over high heat for a minute. Once pan is super hot, add steaks and don't touch them for about 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, flip them (they should have a nice sear) and leave them alone again for 4 minutes. Your steak should be a solid medium, so if you prefer a more well done steak add a minute, if you like rare, take off about 1 minute.
Tent steaks with tin foil and let them hang out while you finish the rest of the meal.
Tomato Basil Couscous
I couldn't stop eating this. It is so good and so healthy!
1 c boiling water
1 c whole wheat couscous (I like Trader Joe's)
1 c grape tomatoes
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbs chopped basil
Olive oil
Heat a skillet over medium high and add a little olive oil. Add onion and garlic and cook for a minute. Add tomatoes and cook until they start to turn a little golden, about 3 minutes.
Put couscous in heat proof serving bowl. Add cooked onion, garlic, and tomatoes and toss in basil. Stir to combine. Pour boiling water over couscous and cover with saran wrap and let sit for 5 minutes. The couscous will absorb the water and cook with the steam.
My mom makes this salad and it is really fresh and tasty. It is even better on a hot summer day.
1 large cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 an onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 tbs white sugar
Dash of salt
Mix above ingredients in a medium bowl or tupperware and cover with a lid (or saran wrap). Let cucumbers marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
I couldn't stop eating this. It is so good and so healthy!
1 c boiling water
1 c whole wheat couscous (I like Trader Joe's)
1 c grape tomatoes
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbs chopped basil
Olive oil
Heat a skillet over medium high and add a little olive oil. Add onion and garlic and cook for a minute. Add tomatoes and cook until they start to turn a little golden, about 3 minutes.
Put couscous in heat proof serving bowl. Add cooked onion, garlic, and tomatoes and toss in basil. Stir to combine. Pour boiling water over couscous and cover with saran wrap and let sit for 5 minutes. The couscous will absorb the water and cook with the steam.
Marinated Cucumber Salad
1 large cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 an onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 tbs white sugar
Dash of salt
Mix above ingredients in a medium bowl or tupperware and cover with a lid (or saran wrap). Let cucumbers marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
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