


Grilled Sirloin Steaks with Charred Tomatoes and Pesto Potato Salad
Juicy, simply seasoned steaks, served with smoky, charred tomatoes and an aromatic, basil/garlic-rich potato salad. This recipe could be doubled if you’re feeding a larger group.
Recipe - Quality Foods

Grilled Sirloin Steaks with Charred Tomatoes and Pesto Potato Salad
Prep Time25 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time20 Minutes
Ingredients
1 1/4 lbs yellow-fleshed or red-skinned potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (see Note)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup store-bought or homemade pesto
2 tsp rice or cider vinegar
splash Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup grated carrot
2 medium green onions, thinly sliced
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 (about 1-inch-thick) top sirloin steaks (about 800 grams total weight)
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
6 tsp olive oil (divided)
2 medium on the vine tomatoes, each halved
Directions
- Set the potatoes in a pot and cover with a generous amount of cold, lightly salted water. Set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat until water is gently simmering. Simmer potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes well, and then cool to room temperature.
- Combine the mayonnaise, pesto, vinegar and Tabasco in a medium bowl. Add the potatoes, carrot, green onion, salt and pepper and gently toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate salad until needed. It can be made many hours before serving.
- Preheat your barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high. Brush each steak with 1 tsp olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Brush the cut sides of each half tomato with 1/2 tsp olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Grill the steaks to the desired doneness, allowing about 2 to 3 minutes per side for rare, and 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare to medium. While steaks cook, also set the tomato halves on the grill, cut-side-down, and grill 1 to 2 minutes. Turn each tomato over and grill 30 seconds more.
- To serve, set a steak on each of 4 dinner plates. Set a half tomato and some pesto potato salad on each plate, and enjoy.
Note: 5 medium yellow-fleshed or red-skinned potatoes should yield the amount needed here.
25 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings

Potatoes - Russet Potatoes Bulk, 320 Gram
Flyer Sale
$1.05 avg/ea was $1.76 avg/ea$0.33/100g

Hellmann's - Real Mayonnaise, 445 Millilitre
$5.99$1.35/100ml

FILIPPO BERIO - Classic Pesto, 190 Gram
$6.19$3.26/100g

Marukan - Rice Vinegar, 355 Millilitre
$5.19$1.46/100ml

Tabasco - Pepper Sauce - Original Flavour, 142 Millilitre
$7.29 was $7.79$5.13/100ml

Carrots - Orange, Carrots, 5LB Cello, 5 Pound
$6.99$0.31/100g

Green Onions - Organic (Scallions) Bunch, Fresh, 1 Each
$2.99
Not Available

Quality Foods - CDN BF AAA B/A Topsrln Steak SP, 1 Pound
$17.01/lb$3.75/100g
Not Available

Western Family - Pure Olive Oil, 250 Millilitre
$8.99$3.60/100ml

Tomatoes - On the Vine, 150 Gram
Flyer Sale
$0.82 avg/ea was $1.25 avg/ea$0.55/100g
Directions
- Set the potatoes in a pot and cover with a generous amount of cold, lightly salted water. Set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat until water is gently simmering. Simmer potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes well, and then cool to room temperature.
- Combine the mayonnaise, pesto, vinegar and Tabasco in a medium bowl. Add the potatoes, carrot, green onion, salt and pepper and gently toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate salad until needed. It can be made many hours before serving.
- Preheat your barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high. Brush each steak with 1 tsp olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Brush the cut sides of each half tomato with 1/2 tsp olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Grill the steaks to the desired doneness, allowing about 2 to 3 minutes per side for rare, and 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare to medium. While steaks cook, also set the tomato halves on the grill, cut-side-down, and grill 1 to 2 minutes. Turn each tomato over and grill 30 seconds more.
- To serve, set a steak on each of 4 dinner plates. Set a half tomato and some pesto potato salad on each plate, and enjoy.
Note: 5 medium yellow-fleshed or red-skinned potatoes should yield the amount needed here.