Herb Butter Steak and Asparagus

Every now and and then I really want o have a good steak. While I enjoy steak and eat meat, I am also happy to skip it for weeks at a time. But this was one of those days where steak sounded great. I also had some asparagus that I wanted to include in this steak dinner. This is a really easy way to cook steak. You can use whatever cut you like, and adjust the time according to how you'd like the steak cooked. 

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Steak with Mushroom, Sherry, and Whole Grain Mustard Sauce

I was looking for a recipe to spice up a standard steak. I was making a birthday meal for a friend and wanted it to be a little nicer than your average grill dinner. I found this recipe and gave it a whirl. The sauce is full of great flavors without being too heavy or rich (often the case with mushroom sauces). It's super easy to make and can withstand a bit of compromising. It's not a thick sauce, but rather a thinner sauce with mushroom chunks.

Gordon Ramsay suggests serving this over a t-bone steak, and since I'm not a steak specialist, I'd take his word on it. Of course t-bone steaks aren't available in my part of Switzerland, so I made this sauce for a sirloin. I imagine the sauce would also be great with chicken if you prefer not to eat red meat.

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Grilled Steak with Avocado Salad

I've been visiting my family and friends back at home this past month and have been on an avocado kick the whole time. We're lucky to have readily available, delicious avocados here in California, so I've been taking advantage of it. I can't even count how many times I've made guacamole or sliced avocado into a salad. The other week I was flipping through the pages of Sunset magazine and came across this steak recipe. It looked delicious and luckily I had almost everything at home to try it out (I used yellow onion instead or red onion for the sake of not going to the grocery store).

I ended up loving this recipe and didn't do the best job of sharing the avocado salad. Sadly, I didn't have any tortillas at home, but this would be delicious wrapped in a warm tortilla. If you're not a fan of red or yellow onions, you could always use scallions instead since they have a milder flavor, which I sometimes prefer. This is a great dish to make for any kind of summer barbecue, whether it's for a few people or if you increase the recipe and make it for guests.

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