Ingredients

  • Harissa and Brown sugar marinated flank steak
  • 1/2 cup grapeseed or olive oil
  • The juice of one lemon
  • 1 garlic clove (pressed or shredded on the microplane)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Brown sugar (preferably organic)
  • 1 teaspoon Harissa
  • 1 whole red scallion sliced thinly
  • 2 tablespoons cucumber juice
  • 3 tablespoons thinly chopped chives for garnish
  • 1 pound flank steak (bring room temperature befor grilling)
  • Forbidden Rice Salad
  • 1 cup black forbidden rice
  • 1 1/3 cups water (to boil)
  • 3 handfuls mixed greens
  • 1 whole cucumber diced seeds removed
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 1 pinch fresh ground pepper
  • 1 pinch red chili flake
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil

Method

  • Whisk the lemon juice, garlic, brown sugar, harissa, scallion, cucumber juice and grapeseed oil together and pour over steak to marinate then refrigerate for at least 2 hours. You'll want to bring it up to room temperature before grilling so give it a half an hour to warm up before hand.
  • Boil the water and rice then cover and let simmer for 30 minutes. Once cooked fluff rice and remove to a bowl to chill (at least an hour), or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • to make the dressing whisk the rice vinegar, chili flake, salt, pepper and honey until incorporated then whisk in the grapeseed oil slowly.
  • generously salt the steak with kosher salt and on a piping hot grill or grill pan sear the flank steak on each side for 6 minutes flipping only once. When you remove from grill let the steak rest for at least 20 minutes to soak in it's own juices and also let it chill a bit.
  • Toss diced cucumber, red scallion, 3/4 of the rice and mixed greens in a bowl with 3 tablespoons of the dressing, tase, add more if needed.
  • Slice the flank steak very thin against the grain, serve next to or on top of the salad, garnish with chives.