Cowboy Coffee Rubbed Steak W/fresh Chopped Veggie Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried ancho chile powder (or other chili powder)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons espresso coffee, finely ground (not instant)
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/4 lbs top sirloin steaks, about 1 1/4-inch thick (shoulder center steak aka a ranch steak)
• 1 large red onion, peeled, sliced into 1/3-inch thick rounds
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 red pepper, seeded, finely diced
• 1 english cucumber, seeded, finely diced
• 2 large tomatoes, seeded, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and preheat it over medium-high heat.
• 2 in a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the rub and coat the steak well on both sides.
• 3 cook steak for about 7 minutes, turning once,then cooking another 7 minures for medium to medium-rare if using a whole piece of steak (or just cook until it is as rare or as cooked through as you prefer your steaks to be).
• 4 for the onions:.
• 5 brush the onion slices with oil and grill over medium heat, until the onions soften and get grill marks, about 6 minutes on each side.
• 6 season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• 7 allow steak to sit for 5 minutes before slicing.
• 8 while steak & onions are cooking, prepare the salad: in a large bowl toss together the red pepper, cucumber, and tomato. add the oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper to taste, and toss to combine.