Seared Harissa Steak, Blood Orange and Cress Salad
PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
15 minutes
YIELDS
4

Ingredients
- 2 tbsp The Spice People’s North African Harissa
- 4 steaks – your choice of cut and size, I like porterhouse or scotch
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 4 blood oranges – can use regular oranges or any other citrus you prefer
- 2 bunches watercress, sprigs picked and washed
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
Directions
- In a bowl, combine your Harissa spice mix, a generous glug of olive oil, and a good pinch of salt and mix to make a paste. Lay the steaks out on a plate and baste with the Harissa paste ensuring all sides are covered in the mix. Set aside out of the fridge for one hour.
- Preheat a griddle pan or BBQ on high heat and when searing hot, add your steaks and grill, turning regularly until cooked to your liking – about 2-3 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Remove them from the grill and set them aside to rest, keeping them warm under foil.
- While the steaks rest, make a bed of watercress on each plate – or one large one for serving. Peel and thinly slice the oranges and lay the disks on top of the cress. In a small cup or jar, add the red wine vinegar, 4tbsps olive oil, a generous pinch of salt and pepper, and the Dijon mustard, and give it a good mix until it’s combined and emulsified.
- Once rested, thinly slice the seared steaks and strew the strips over the cress and orange salad and dress with your vinaigrette just before serving and enjoy!

