Sirloin with Watermelon Salad
November 21, 2023
Sirloin with Watermelon Salad
15 minutes
3 Serves
A watermelon salad is a terrific refreshing accompaniment on a hot day with a juciy seared sirloin placed on top. Enjoy this salad with a Shiraz.
Ingredients
- 2x 300g Sirloin / New Yorker Steaks
- 1/2 Watermelon
- Persian Feta
- Pistachios, shelled
- Fresh Parsley
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 Red Onion, peeled and halved and lengthways then thinly sliced
- 300ml Water
- 200ml White Wine Vinegar
- 100g Sugar
- 1tsp Salt Flakes
- 1 star Anise
- 1tsp Fennel Seeds
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
Method
- To pickle the red onions, add water, white wine vinegar, sugar, salt flakes, anise, fennel seeds and cinnamon stick into a saucepan except the onions and bring to boil. Remove from the heat, add the onions and allow to pickle.
- Toast the pistachios in a hot dry pan until they begin to colour. Remove from the heat transfer to a chopping board and roughly chop.
- Remove the skin from the watermelon and chop into 3cm cubes or other shapes of a similar size.
- Remove the steaks from the fridge and bring them up to room temperature. Rub over some olive oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
- In a hot pan or on the BBQ, cook the steaks for 2 -3 minutes on each side depending on thickness remove from the heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- Strain the pickled onions, reserving the pickling liquid, and toss through with the watermelon in a large bowl with the pistachios. Crumble over some of the Feta cheese, spoon over a couple of teaspoons of the cooled pickling liquid a drizzle of olive oil and garnish with some freshly chopped parsley.
- To serve, slice the steak widthways and plate with the Watermelon Salad on large platter and a slightly chilled glass of Shiraz.