Garlicky Steak Bowls with Tomato-Cuke Salad

🥘 Ingredients

• Israeli couscous
  1 c
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 unit
• cooking oil
  1 tsp
• crema
  3 tbsp
• dill
  ½ oz
• garlic powder
  2 tsp
• mini cucumber
  4 unit
• olive oil
  2 tsp
• paper towels
• pitas
  4 unit
• ranch steak
  20 oz
• tomato
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl
• small pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry produce. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Trim and halve mini cucumber lengthwise; slice into ½-inch-thick half-moons. Pick and finely chop fronds from dill . In a medium bowl , combine tomato and cucumbers; season with salt and pepper.

   tomato: 2 unit, mini cucumber: 4 unit, dill: ½ oz
2. 

   2

   In a small pot , combine Israeli couscous , chicken stock concentrate , ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, ⏱️ 6-8 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 5.

   Israeli couscous: 1 c, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit
3. 

   3

   While couscous cooks, pat ranch steak * dry with paper towels and season with half the garlic powder (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add steak; cook to desired doneness, ⏱️ 3-6 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board to rest.

   ranch steak: 20 oz, paper towels, garlic powder: 2 tsp, cooking oil: 1 tsp
4. 

   4

   While steak cooks, pour liquid from tomato and cucumber salad into a small bowl. Set salad aside. To bowl with liquid, add crema , half the dill, remaining garlic powder, and a drizzle of olive oil ; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper if desired.

   crema: 3 tbsp, olive oil: 2 tsp
5. 

   5

   Toast pitas until softened and warmed through; cut into quarters. Fluff couscous with a fork; stir in a drizzle of olive oil and as much remaining dill as you like. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

   pitas: 4 unit
6. 

   6

   Thinly slice steak against the grain. Divide couscous between shallow bowls. Top with tomato and cucumber salad, steak, and dill crema; serve with pita wedges alongside.
7. 7

   **Steak is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.**