Garlic Pepper Seasoning, Braai & Grill Seasoning, Vegetable Spice, Classic Balsamic Vinaigrette
You will need
550 – 600 g Sirloin or fillet steak, well-aged
Ina Paarman’s Garlic Pepper Seasoning
olive oil
2 heads of sweetcorn
2 T (30 ml) butter, melted
Ina Paarman’s Braai & Grill Seasoning
pack of mixed lettuce
garden flowers e.g. red nasturtiums, marigold leaves, etc.
1 small cucumber, finely sliced into rings
Ina Paarman’s Vegetable Spice
± ¼ cup (60 ml) Ina Paarman’s Balsamic Vinaigrette
Edible Flowers: rose petals, violas, pansies, chamomile flowers, baby breath (Gypsophila), nasturtiums, marigolds, borage blossoms, sage flowers.
Be sure to avoid using flowers that have been sprayed with pesticides or other chemicals.
Method
Season the steak on both sides with Garlic Pepper Seasoning.
Pat Seasoning in well then drizzle steaks with olive oil.
Leave to rest at room temperature for at least half an hour before cooking.
Butter and season corn with Braai & Grill Seasoning. Preheat a griddle pan until smokey hot.
Add the whole steak and the buttered corn, grill until well browned on both sides (medium rare). Remove steak and corn from pan and keep covered on the side.
Cut kernels from the cob.
Line a platter with lettuce.
Slice the cooked steak into thin strips against the grain.
Arrange meat and sliced cucumbers, seasoned with Vegetable Spice, on the lettuce leaves.
Scatter corn and flower petals over.
Drizzle salad with Vinaigrette just before serving at room temperature.
