Greek Marinated Flank Steak and My Favorite Party Hummus Plate .
How much flavor can we pack into one plate?
THIS MUCH.
As I’m writing this post, I’m actually feeling waves of sadness that this dish is not in front of my face at the moment. That’s how special it is.
Soooo. Anytime I’m ordering greek-style food or greek inspired dishes, you’re ALWAYS going to find me going for the app plate. The hummus plate, the Mediterranean platter, whatever it may be, I want tastes of everything.
That’s not unusual with most cuisines. I always want tastes of everything. I not-so-secretly might be the millennial that orders four dishes just to taste and share. But with greek food, there are so many delicious dips and dippers and OLIVES!! and roasted peppers and cheese. It’s like my pickled and brine-loving brain died and went heaven.
If heaven was sprinkled with feta and olive oil and lemon.
To say that I’ve exhausted this marinade would be an understatement. It’s originally from my cookbook and I’ve used it on chicken and pork and shrimp. Additionally, this salad? You have GOT to be tired of seeing it. I’m always tired of seeing it until I taste it and then I’m like, why am I not making this every single day?! The flavor is unreal and potent. It makes me care about veggies and actually do ridiculous things like crave them.
That so rarely happens. You know this.
Because no matter what it takes, no matter how many days I force myself to eat vegetables in a row so I love them, they will never be my number one authentic choice. They might be my number one I’m-feeling-smart-today choice. But real life choice? No.
I feel like this is the third time I’m saying it in a week (and perhaps the 310th on this blog) but don’t freak over the ingredient list! It’s long, but it contains a lot of the same ingredients for separate parts (e.g. dill for the dressing, dill for the tzatziki) and everything makes it win together. This is a huuuuge platter and I certainly don’t expect you to make this for dinner on a random Wednesday, but I hope that it serves as inspiration for more mini hummus platters in your very near future.
And the steak should be made all the time, period. Because after throwing this plate together I discovered my very real and very weird love for flank steak strips dipped in hummus. What the what? No, I’m definitely not pregnant and yes, you should try it ASAP. Face smash explosion is the only way to describe it.
Greek Marinated Flank Steak and My Favorite Hummus Plate
Ingredients
marinated flank steak
- 2 pound flank steak
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced or pressed
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
for the plate
- 2 shallots, thinly sliced
- 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved or quartered
- 1 seedless cucumber, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup pitted kalamata olives, some sliced if desired
- 6 ounces feta cheese
- your favorite hummus mine is from jerusalum, plus extra chickpeas
- artichoke hearts, current faves are these grilled ones
- roasted red peppers
- pita bread
- lemon wedges
quick tzatziki
- 2/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 seedless cucumber, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place the flank steak in a baking dish and season with salt and pepper.In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, honey, garlic, dill and oregano. Continue to whisk while streaming in the olive oil. Cover the flank steak with half of the dressing. Let marinate at least 4 to 6 hours, or even overnight. When ready to cook, you can sear it in a cast iron skillet (I do about 5 minutes per side) or you can place the flank steak directly on a preheated grill. If it’s about 1-inch thick, grill for 5 to 6 minutes per side to still have some pink in the steak. When you remove the steak from the grill, let it rest for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, slice the steak against the grain in to super thin strips.
- In a large bowl, combine the shallots, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives and half of the feta. Pour the rest of the dressing over top and let the mixture marinate anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight. It’s SO delicious the longer it sits!
- Arrange your platter with the hummus in the center and spoonfuls of the marinated salad, the flank steak strips, peppers, artichokes, extra feta chunks, pita bread, tzatziki bowl and lemon wedges. Devour!
quick tzatziki
- Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until combined. You can leave this as chunky or as smooth as you’d like!
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Waist deep in hummus. That’s the way to be.
55 Comments on “Greek Marinated Flank Steak and My Favorite Party Hummus Plate .”
Wow. Just wow. I love everything going on with this plate! You reminded me to make that salad again tonight. We’re having Greek baked meatballs and the flavors of your salad will be perfect along with it.
Just beautiful. Really, this plate should win beauty awards. I’m sure it tastes delicious too.
Heaven on a platter! This is so photogenic and mouthwatering, gahhh. I feel like we need to throw a party just to be able to make this platter!
This is beauuuutiful and I’m now wishing I could have this for breakfast.
Holy smokes! This is a thing of beauty. Face plant indeed!
This looks amazing as always, but what I really wanted to say from one Pittsburgher to another….Dave and Andy’s homemade ice cream in Oakland is better than the new Millie’s Ice Cream shop in Shadyside that you recently mentioned. My boyfriend and I tried it last night, and while it is good…very good, Dave and Andy’s still has my heart.
really!! interesting, good to know. maybe i’ll do a side by side taste test, anything for extra ice cream.
dear lord woman. i think i’m going to have a party, just to make this.
JESSICA I CANNOT DEAL. everything you make is beautifully trashed up and packed with flavor but darn it, I need you to make something with less than 6 ingredients soon! (okay but like I’m making this steak asap)
This is incredible! So many colors, flavors, and textures. I need this in my life right now!
COME CATER MY PARTIES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
seriously Jess, your party platters are off the chain mama – looks amazing!
Seriously the prettiest thing you have ever posted. I love it all and this is going on my menu for next week.
We go out for dinner in Chicago’s Greektown all the time… like probably too often actually. But I love it because FLAVOR. So much flavor. I always breeze right over the appetizer portion of the menu, but next time that appetizer sampler is making it’s debut!
And per usual, this looks incredible.
This looks incredible! Can you tell us where you got the platter you used? I’m a kitchen-ware freak and am always in the market for big platter dishes
This plate is absolutely beautiful Jessica! I am pinning this and may attempt it someday :)
Oh my god this looks incredible!!
The colors of this dish are almost overwhelming! I adore Greek food, and will opt for a Greek salad with some big chunks of feta ANY day. Amazing
This plate looks amazing. I have to make this soon, added it to my to do list. Thanks for sharing
Oh, I am freaking out, but only in a good way. This has to happen in my kitchen. STAT!
This takes snack dinners to a whole new level and I love it!
This looks amazing and I’ll be making it super soon! But I’ll also need stuffed grape leaves. Not homemade, because I’m only a little crazy. I discourage my family members from trying them (“they’re definitely an acquired taste, most people really don’t like them” “this isn’t a kid food, this is a grown-up thing, like coffee and beer”) since I can never get enough.
That’s what I’m talkin’ about! My dream plate every day. Love love love!
Can you make a video or gif of you putting this plate together? It’s stunning!
ha! i totally should. thank you!
Ummmmmm, can I please come to a party at your house?! I’ll bring cocktails. I bet your guests never want to leave. Absolutely beautiful!
I love that you added protein to this party platter. So many parties are so carb heavy!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
hey girl this looks so yummy!
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Had to add my name to your list of admirers. That platter is stunning! Making it tonight to surprise the family. Thanks for sharing.
Wow your food pics are stunning and make me want to dive in and eat. I can’t wait to try these recipes!
Oh, Jessica! I could just dig in to that platter. Light dinner or family gathering, oh, the places I could take that. Can’t wait to share this with family and friends. Or, just me and my man. Love it!
I love this tray! It looks simply amazing! I enjoy serving a variety at my house because we all have different tastes! Thank you!
Michelle
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That s is so beautiful, it’s a food party painting! My steak is marinating now. I’m going to make the tzadiki later on. Mine will not look this pretty. It’s also downsized for two people. Can’t wait to taste.
this has to be one of the most gorgeous dishes i’ve ever seen! breath, taken. gotta recreate this for my next family gathering…
OMG. Guess what I am craving right now. You have gone above and beyond for this post. I am half-way out the door on my way to the supermarket. Thank you so much for posting!
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This is what I am talking about. I love dinners exactly like you put together. This is on my agenda.
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I had a party last night just to make is and it was a huge hit!! Thanks!! I bought the hummus and tzatziki and made the steak and salad. With the advanced prep, it came together really quickly for dinner.
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Where did you get the platter?