Mexican Spiced Steak with Sweet Pepper Salsa

Mexican Spiced Steak with Sweet Pepper Salsa. Beautifully seasoned grilled steak with a balancing fresh sweet pepper salsa. A tasty change for steak night.

Mexican Spiced Steak with Sweet Pepper Salsa. Use it for tacos and grilled pizza too!

Originally published July, 2013

It was steak night at our house and I was salivating at the prospect of a thick juicy grilled cut of beef. We had some nice strip loin steaks on hand for dinner and we planning baked potatoes with sour cream and chives to go along with them .

The kids decided we should have tacos instead. We did have some soft shell tacos on hand so it wasn’t a problem to make them.

There were also some wonderful summer fresh, locally produced tomatoes in the fridge. So, we had the beginnings of a light fresh salsa. That turned out to be a very good idea indeed.

Mexican spice

At that point I thought why not add some Mexican Spice to the steak as well, so I came up with a simple mix of spices to use as a marinating dry rub for the steak and as seasoning for the salsa. It worked out deliciously!

I still baked my potatoes and had them with my steak. I added the sour cream to my baked potato and topped it and the steak with some of the fresh salsa. It was terrific.

The kids grated some pepper jack cheese and added it to their soft shell tacos and they looked so good I had to sneak one of my own too. A little imagination and an a willingness to be adaptable is sometimes all it takes to make everyone at the dinner table very happy.

We purposely had another steak and extra salsa  leftover because I wanted to try them both on a new version of grilled pizza. You can find all about that success and get the recipe for Grilled Steak Taco Pizza here.

Grilled Taco Pizza – using leftover Mexican Spiced Steal & Sweet Pepper Salsa.

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Yield: 4 servings

Mexican Spiced Steak with Sweet Pepper Salsa

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Mexican Spiced Steak with Sweet Pepper Salsa - beautifully seasoned grilled steak with a balancing fresh sweet pepper salsa. A tasty change for steak night.

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Ingredients

• 4 10z striploin steaks

For the dry rub

• 1 tsp cumin
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• pinch ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground dry oregano (use Mexican if you have it)
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• ½ tsp ground coriander seed
• 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

For the Sweet Pepper Salsa

• 3 small tomatoes diced
• 2 or 3 small sweet bell peppers diced small (red, yellow or orange or a combination)
• 1 small red onion diced small
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh oregano (Mexican oregano if available.)
• 2 tbsp chopped chives
• juice and zest of one lemon
• ½ tsp kosher salt
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• the remaining spice mix used to season the steaks

Instructions

1. Lightly season the steaks with salt and use about half of the spice mix to rub onto both sides of the steaks.
2. Cover with plastic wrap and let them and let them marinate in the fridge for a couple of hours or overnight.
3. Before grilling, take them out of the fridge to warm up for about a half hour.
4. Grill to desired internal temperature. About 3½ minutes per side over high heat for a 1 inch thick steak for medium rare.
5. Let the steak rest, covered in aluminum foil for 5 minutes before slicing thinly and serving with the sweet pepper salsa.


For the Sweet Pepper Salsa

1. Toss together well. Let the salsa sit in the fridge for an hour or two if time permits, tossing it together occasionally.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 524Total Fat 30gSaturated Fat 12gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 14gCholesterol 121mgSodium 342mgCarbohydrates 25gFiber 4gSugar 15gProtein 39g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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