How to make a variation of the perfect steak!

Last night I made steak for dinner. I normally just marinade my steaks in lemon juice, garlic and a generous helping of olive oil, which is absaloutely delicious, but last night I decided to do it slightly differenlty! I decided to use some of the left over pesto (which is still delcious and has been stored in the fridge all this time!), the juice of one lemon and olive oil to marinade it. It was outstanding! So flavoursome and delicious, and the actual steak was done perfectly! Rare to Medium - Rare just how I like it! Try it...

Lemon and Pesto marinated Sirloin Steak:

Ingredients:

• 125ml olive oil
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 100ml pesto
• 2 large sirloin steaks, cut into 4

Ingredients

Method:

1. Rinse the steaks under cold water.
2. Cut the steaks into 4 equal sized pieces
3. Put the steaks into a dish that has a firm fitting lid. Pour the olive oil, pesto and lemon juice over the steaks and make sure that all the steaks have an even coating of pesto on both sides and allow to marinade with the lid on for +/- 1-2hours.
4. Heat a griddle pan until it is piping hot!
5. For medium -rare: Cook the steaks for 2 minutes a side and allow to rest for 2 minutes before serving. 
6. If you'd like you steaks well done, just increase the cooking time slightly, be careful not to burn them!
7. Serve on a warmed plate, otherwise the steaks will get cold fast!
8. Enjoy with your choice of accompaniment :)

Delish!