Greek Style Beef and Vegetables

Southern Living Greek Style Beef and Vegetables

Ben will be out of town for a week while he volunteers with Appalachia Service Project.  While he spends a week making a family's home warmer, safer, and drier, I will be watching bad movies and eating cereal for 3 meals a day.  So I'm taking suggestions on romantic comedies or reality TV.  Hmmm, maybe I could catch up on Gossip Girl.

Ben is really going to be missing out!

This week I've been rejuvenated in my new recipe endeavor...or cooking in general.  Last night, we tried a really good recipe for Greek style beef and vegetables.  I pulled the recipe out of Southern Living in September 2008.  I really enjoyed it.  Ben even over came his dislike of cous cous.  How you can dislike cous cous, I'm not sure.  The recipe included a Chunky Cucumber Mint Sauce.  We prepared the sauce but did not feel it mixed well with the meal.  This would easily feed 4-5 people.

Ingredients:
1 lb boneless top sirloin steak
2 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. pepper
5 yellow squash, cut in half and sliced
1 red onion, sliced and cut in half
1 lemon
6 oz feta cheese
1 cup (uncooked) plain cous cous, prepared to package directions

1.  Preheat grill to 350 to 400 degrees
2.  Rub steak with 1/2 Tbsp. oil.  Then rub in 1 tsp kosher salt and 3/4 tsp. pepper.
3.  Slice and dice yellow squash and red onion.  Place in large bowl.  Toss with remaining olive oil, salt, and pepper.
4.  Grill steak and veggies.  We placed the veggies in a grill basket.  If you do not have a grill basket, cut the squash in halves to be able to place on the grill.
5.  When the steak and veggies are done, place them back in the large mixing bowl together.  Squeeze the lemon over the steak and veggies.  Cover with tin foil.

6.  Prepare cous cous.
7.  Cut steak into strips.  Place veggies over top of cous cous.  Sprinkle with feta cheese.  Serve with steak strips.