Flat Iron Steaks With Lemon-Basil Pesto
"Adapted from a recipe by desihannagan at allrecipes.com. "Prep time" includes marination."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 7 garlic cloves
- 3 cups packed fresh basil leaves
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
- 2⁄3 cup extra virgin olive oil (or more if needed)
- 2⁄3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 6 (6 ounce) flat iron steaks
- salt, to taste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- Chop 4 garlic cloves in a food processor until minced. Add the basil and pine nuts, and pulse a few times to combine. With the food processor running, slowly pour in the olive oil, stopping once or twice to scrape down the sides. Place the Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes into the food processor, and pulse until blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper. The pesto should be quite thick, but loose enough to drip off a spoon in clumps. Remove 1/3 cup of pesto; put the rest in an airtight container and refrigerate.
- Rub the flat iron steaks with the reserved pesto, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat an outdoor grill or broiler for medium-high heat and lightly oil grate. Bring the steaks and pesto up to room temperature while the grill heats.
- Grill or broil the steaks to desired degree of doneness on preheated grill, about 4 minutes per side for medium. Baste the steaks occasionally with a little of the pesto sauce. Once done, serve topped with the remaining pesto.
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Reviews
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I LOVE this pesto sauce!!! Sorry to say I haven't tried it with the steaks yet lol...was looking for a lemon basil pesto and this popped up...so glad it did...the addition of the red pepper flakes makes it outstanding! I also added the zest of some of the fresh lemon...can you say YUMMO?!!! Thanks for posting this...I will be making this often! -
My family really enjoyed this. If you make the pesto in advance it's to get on the table.
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DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!
