Flat Iron Steaks with Olive Tapenade

Beef flat iron steaks are cooked with fresh rosemary or thyme leaves and served with a delicious olive tapenade made with olives, garlic, anchovies, lemon juice and sun-dried tomatoes. Perfect cooked on the BBQ or under the grill.

Ingredients:

4 x 175g/6oz lean flat iron steaks
Salt and freshly milled black pepper
2 sprigs fresh thyme or rosemary leaves, roughly chopped
20ml/4tsp rapeseed or olive oil
For the Tapenade:
50g/2oz kalamata black olives, stoned and drained
1 garlic clove, peeled
1-2 anchovies, drained
25g/1oz capers in brine, drained
10ml/2tsp fresh thyme leaves
25g/1oz sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
Juice of ½ lemon

Serves 4

Difficulty Rating:**

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Instructions:

To prepare the tapenade; place the olives, garlic, anchovy, capers, thyme and tomatoes and lemon juice in a processor or blender and process for 1-2 minutes to form a rough paste.

Place the steaks on a chopping board, season and sprinkle with the herbs on and oil on both sides.

Cook on the steaks on a prepared barbecue or under a preheated moderate grill according to your preference (Rare -2 minutes on each side, Medium Rare - 3-4 minutes on each side, Medium - 5-7 minutes on each side). Cover with foil and leave to rest for 5-10 minutes.

Serve the steaks with the tapenade and chunky chips.

Tips:

Flat iron steak is best when cooked to either medium rare or medium. Resting time is crucial. If preferred, replace the flat iron steaks with sirloin, rump or rib-eye steaks and cook according to your preference using the following timings: (Based on a 2cm/¾-in thick steak): Rare: 2½ minutes on each side Medium: 4 minutes on each side Well done: 6 minutes on each side

Beef Recipe from Simply Beef and Lamb