Steaks With Salsa

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup strawberry, halved
• 1 cup blueberries
• 2 tablespoons liquid honey
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mint leaf
• 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely diced
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger, root grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 lb beef grilling steak (such as strip loin, rib eye, top sirloin or tenderloin)

Recipe

• 1 salsa: in a food processor or blender, combine berries, honey, vinegar, and mint leaves; process until coarsely chopped. stir in jalapeno and ginger root. this can be cover and refrigerated for up to 2 hours).
• 2 steak rub: in a small bowl, combine garlic, lemon juice, orange and lemon rinds, mustard, salt and pepper. spread on both sides of steak.
• 3 place steak on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and cook, turning once for 5-6 minutes per side or until browned but still medium-rare inside. transer to heated platter; tent with foil and let stand for 5 minutes.
• 4 serve steak with a spoonful of fresh berry salsa or one of the following variations.
• 5 variations: raspberry red onion salsa: in a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat; cook 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, stirring until onion is softened. add 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; boil for 3 minutes or until mixture is syrupy. stir in 3/4 cup mashed raspberries.
• 6 peach mango salsa: in a food processor or blender, combine 1 each diced, peeled and pitted ripe peach and mango, 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves and 1 tablespoons wine vinegar and 2 tablespoons granualted sugar. process just until finely chopped. season with pepper to taste.