Easy Mediterranean Steak & Quinoa Bowl

Ingredients

• Beef top sirloin

  Separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Spinach

  Raw

  16 cup or 480g

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  3 cup or 510g

• Cherry tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  ⅔ cup cherry tomatoes or 99g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  ½ cup slices or 52g

• Red wine vinegar

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  4 tbsp or 54g

• Dijon mustard

  Grey poupon

  0 tsp or 0g

• Honey

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Greek Salt-Free Seasoning

  Marketspice

  2 tsp or 16g

• Greek yogurt

  Plain, whole fat

  ½ cup or 120g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  ¼ cup slices or 26g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Lemon zest

  1 tsp or 2g

• Dill weed

  Spices, dried

  1 tbsp or 3g

• Kosher Salt

  Real Salt

  ⅛ tsp or 2g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

Directions

1. Combine marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Place half of the marinade in a zip-top plastic bag; reserving the other half for basting. Add Greek seasoning and steak to bag. Marinate 15 minutes to 2 hours for Sirloin or 2 hours to overnight for Flank steak.
2. Heat a grill pan on stove on MEDIUM HIGH heat. (or you could heat your grill to medium high heat, approximately 375-400 degrees F)
3. Remove steak from bag, discard leftover marinade in bag. Once grill is hot, place steak on pan and grill 10-12 minutes for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning occasionally and basting with reserved marinade during the last 5 minutes. Remove steak from pan, and rest for 3 minutes. Salt to taste.
4. Add spinach to a pot of water and steam in boiling water until vibrant green, then immediately remove with tongs and place on a plate.
5. Cook quinoa according to package instructions. Set aside.
6. Combine Tzatziki sauce ingredients in a bowl.
7. Evenly divide quinoa, steamed spinach, tomatoes, and cucumbers in four bowls. Top bowls with sliced steak and 2 Tbsp. Tzatziki sauce. (optional: crumbled feta cheese)
8. Serve.
9. (source: https://www.joyfulhealthyeats.com/easy-mediterranean-steak-quinoa-bowl-recipes/)

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