Seared steak and rocket salad

Name: Seared steak and rocket salad
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 400g small baby new potatoes; 2 steaks, such as rib-eye or sirloin, about 2cm thick; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tbsp capers; 2-3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon; 50g rocket leaves

Published: 31 Mar 05
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

This is based on a recipe by David Eyre of the deeply sexy Eyre Brothers restaurant in Shoreditch, London. It’s his Anglicised version of an Italian dish of rare, sliced steak dressed with balsamic vinegar.

Serves 2
Ready in 20 minutes

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Ingredients

400g small baby new potatoes
2 steaks, such as rib-eye or sirloin, about 2cm thick
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp capers
2-3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon
50g rocket leaves

Method

Boil the potatoes until tender, then drain. Allow to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, sear the steaks in a hot, dry frying pan for about 2 minutes each side (this will leave them rare, so if you prefer medium-rare, make it 3 minutes each side). Rest the steaks once they are cooked.
Make the salad. Cut the still-warm potatoes in half (or break them up with your hands) and toss with the mustard, vinegar, capers, 2 tablespoons of oil and the tarragon.
Slice the steak as thinly as you can, toss it into the salad with the rocket and season. You may wish to add the last bit of oil (I’d probably add more!).

Recipe from April 2005 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 573kcals
Fat: 25.7g (8.1g saturated)
Protein: 51.7g
Carbohydrates: 35.2g (5.1g sugars)
Salt: 1.1g

delicious. tips

You could switch your favourite leaf for the rocket, or use a mixture. Hunt down some good beef, properly aged balsamic vinegar and early Jersey Royal potatoes to make this really special.

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