Yummy Cilantro Lime Steak Marinade

Time to get back at this! 

I was fortunate enough to get a full time teaching job this past school year, so the blog took a major backseat. As in, the way, way, WAY backseat. Most weeks, I was lucky to get food on the table at all. I will admit, this was the first "school year" that we had take out during the week. Thank goodness for Wawa and Sheetz! 

Our garden is in full swing! Which means it is time to scour Pinterest and the internet to find recipes to take care of all of these veggies that seem to be producing at an overnight rapid rate. Right now, we are in the thick of lettuce season. Long story short, we started some lettuce from seed...took care of them indoors...transplanted them...and then we thought they all died. So, I bought some lettuce that had already started (bought TOO much), planted that and now we have SO MUCH LETTUCE. The lettuce we thought had died, didn't. And, the plants we bought are thriving. 

Along with the lettuce, I have a cilantro plant that is also growing by the second. I love fresh cilantro. It has the best taste and smells so good!

I had a craving for steak, so I logged onto Pinterest and found this gem of a recipe from Simply Scratch. It is delicious and very easy to put together. After we grilled the meat, the smell of cilantro combined with the grilled meat smell was heavenly!

Cilantro Lime Steak Marinade

Ingredients

1-2 lbs. strip steak

Generous handful of cilantro
Juice from 1 lime

1/3 c. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 1/2 t. honey

1 garlic clove

1/2 t. cumin

1/2 t. red pepper chili flakes

1 t. red chili pepper

Step by Step Directions

1. In a food processor, pulse the cilantro, extra virgin olive oil and garlic clove together. 

2. Add the rest of the ingredients. Pulse to combine. 

3. Pour mixture over steak in a resealable bag. ("Smush it" around to cover the meat) Refrigerate until you are ready to grill. 

Ready to grill?

*Heat to High heat (between 500-550 degrees)

*Grill 4 minutes on each side. (for medium well)

After you remove the meat, LET IT REST! I have heard this over and over, but it's true! The meat will retain the juices and the flavor will be overwhelming. So, let it sit. Eat a salad, set the table, grab another drink, but do not cut the meat for 10 minutes after taking it off of the grill. 

We made our steak into Steak Tacos that Simply Scratch used with this recipe. Paired it with the fresh lettuce from the garden, homemade salsa, Monterrey jack cheese, all on a warm tortilla shell.