Quick winter recipe for 2 people, takes only 5 mins; recipe has sirloin steak, parsnip, date, baby leaf green, mint, creme fraiche, horseradish and lemon juice.
Pan-fried steak & parsnip salad
Course: Quick winter
Servings
2
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Mint: handful mint leaves, roughly chopped
- Lemon Juice: squeeze lemon juice
- Creme Fraiche: 3 tbsp low-fat creme fraiche
- Horseradish: 2 tsp horseradish sauce
- Parsnip: 2 parsnips, peeled and cut into strips or coarsley grated
- Sirloin Steak: sirloin steak (weighing about 250g/9oz), trimmed of fat
- Baby Leaf Green: 150g bag baby leaf green salad with chard
- Date: 4 dates, stoned and quartered lengthways
Directions
- Heat a griddle pan until very hot, season the steak, then fry for 1 1/2 -2 1/2 mins each side for rare to medium. Remove from the pan and rest for 5 mins, before thinly slicing.
- Make the dressing by whisking the creme fraiche, horseradish sauce and lemon juice together in a large bowl. Tip in the parsnip and dates, then toss together with some seasoning. Divide the leaf salad between 2 plates with the parsnip salad on top. Lay the sliced beef over the salad and finish with a scattering of mint leaves.
