Big, red, juicy strawberries are in season and full of flavor. For this quick dinner, I blended strawberries with soy sauce mixture to make a dressing for steak. Sesame noodles and spinach accompany the steak. The strawberries give a rich body and texture to dressing and complement the beef.
If pressed for time, omit the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and ginger from the recipe and use bottled teriyaki sauce instead. Puree the strawberries and add them to the bought sauce.
Helpful Hints:
_ Dried or steamed noodles (found in the produce cooler in the market) or angel hair pasta can be used.
_ It's best to wash and hull strawberries just before use.
_ Strawberries can be pureed in a food processor, food mill or sliced and mashed through a sieve.
Countdown:
_ Place water for noodles on to boil.
_ Prepare beef.
_ Make sauce.
_ Boil noodles.
_ Complete dinner.
Shopping List:
Here are the ingredients you'll need for tonight's Dinner in Minutes.
To buy: } pound grass-fed beef tenderloin, flank, strip, sirloin or skirt steak; \ pound ripe strawberries; \ pound dried Chinese noodles (or [ pound steamed); 1 small bottle sesame oil, 1 bottle reduced-sodium soy sauce, 1 bottle ground ginger and 1 bag washed, ready-to-eat spinach.
Staples: white vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt and black peppercorns.
