Garlic Steak Fajitas with Lettuce & Avocado Salad Recipe
A char-grilled steak marinated in garlic and fajita spices, paired with red peppers and onions, wrapped in a tortilla with a fresh salsa of tomato, cucumber, parsley, and chili, finished with a chipotle cream. Served alongside a crisp lettuce and creamy avocado salad.
Ingredients
Steak
- 1 whole bell pepper (red)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 0.25 tbsp olive oil
- 1 whole red onions
- 2 whole sirloin Steak
- 4 tbsp fajita seasoning
Salsa
- 0.5 whole cucumber
- 1 whole fresh chilli
- 6 sprig fresh parsley
- 0.5 whole red onions
- 2 grams brown sugar
- 3 whole tomatoes
Dressing
- 1 tsp chipotle paste
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise light
- 100 ml sour cream
Salad
- 1 whole avocado
- 125 grams lettuce
- 0.5 whole lime
Wrap
- 4 single wraps
Instructions
- cut the garlic into slivers, make small cuts in the steak, insert the garlic slivers into the steak, rub the meat with the olive oil, rub half the fajita seasoning into the meat, place in a dish and cover with cling film, refrigerate overnight
- remove the meat from the fridge
- peel and finely chop the red onion, peel the cucumber and cut into cubes, wash and finely chop the chilli, wash and chop the tomatoes, wash and finely chop the fresh parsley, mix the salsa ingredients together in a bowl, taste and add sugar to taste, set a side
- mix the dressing ingredients together in a bowl, set a side
- peel and finely slice the onion(s), wash and slice the peppers into strips
- oil the griddle pan, heat the griddle pan, ensure the pan is hot, add the steak, cook for 2 to 3 minutes, each side, remove from the pan and set a side for 5 minutes
- heat the frying pan, add a spot of the oil, add the sliced red onions and sliced peppers to the frying pan, cook for 3 to 4 mins, add the remaining fajita spice, cook for a minute or two
- cut the avocado(s) in half remove the stone and skin, slice lengthways into thin slices, add the avocado to the bowl, squeeze the lime(s), toss the avocado in the lime juice
- shred the lettuce, add the lettuce to the avocados, toss the salad
- warm the wraps in the microwave for 30 seconds or cover the wraps in foil and place in the oven for 5 mins till warm
- cut the steak into 2cm slices add to the wrap, add the onions and peppers, add the salsa and the dressing to the wrap, roll the wrap
- serve with the salad
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