GRILLED STRIP LOINS WITH OLIVE TAPENADE

Marinate these steaks in a mixture of red wine, soy sauce and herbs before grilling it to your desired doneness. A dollop of our classic Olive Tapenade works nicely with the flavours of the marinade.

Yield: Serves 4.

GRILLED STRIP LOINS WITH OLIVE TAPENADE

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dry red wine
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp rosemary, crumbled
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 strip loin steaks, 1 inch thick
  • Olive Tapenade

Directions

  1. To prepare marinade, combine wine, oil, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, salt and garlic in a heavy zip-lock plastic bag. Add steaks and squeeze bag to coat steaks with marinade. Seal bag and place on a plate. Refrigerate, turning bag occasionally, for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.
  2. Remove from refrigerator and let stand for 20 - 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat natural gas barbebcue on medium for 10 - 15 minutes. Remove steaks from marinade; discard marinade. Grill steaks to desired doneness. Serve with Olive Tapenade.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

308 calories, 25.2 g fat, 16.6 g protein, 1.6 g carbohydrate, 0 g fibre, 267 mg sodium

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.

OLIVE TAPENADE

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp oregano, crumbled
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

Yield: Makes about 3/4 cup.

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours. Serve as an accompaniment to beef, chicken or fish.