Beef, Fennel and Orange Salad

A Citrus Twist To Your Summer Salad: Beef, Fennel And Orange Salad

Unique flavour combinations make this dish a winner for your summer recipe repertoire

Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes

Ingredients
2 (about 250g each) thick-cut beef rump steaks, fat trimmed
2 tbsp olive oil
2 oranges, segmented, juice reserved
2 baby fennel, thinly sliced, fronds reserved
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
230g jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained
1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
1 baby cos lettuce, leaves torn
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted
Mint leaves, crusty bread, to serve

Method
Preheat a char-grill pan or barbecue to high heat. Brush steaks lightly with half the oil and season. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side, or until cooked to your liking. Remove steaks from heat, loosely cover with foil and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice.
In a large bowl place orange segments, fennel, celery, artichokes, capsicum and cos lettuce.
In a screw top jar combine the remaining oil, orange juice, vinegar and mustard. Season and shake well to combine. Add dressing and warm beef strips to the salad and toss to combine
Sprinkle beef salad with pine nuts, reserved fennel fronds and mint leaves. Serve with crusty bread.

Tips:
Thickly cut rump, rib eye, scotch fillet, sirloin, porterhouse or New York steaks work best for beef salads like this one.
If preferred swap red capsicum for green or yellow capsicum and add some pitted green olives.
Preheat the char-grill pan to hot before adding the meat. Instead of oiling the pan it is better to oil the meat. Either brush it lightly or rub a little oil into the meat.