Ole!

On Saturday, we had a stay-at-home date night with cilantro-lime steak, homemade guacamole and fresh salsa. Oh my yum. If you haven't made homemade guacamole or salsa, you will never go back. I promise. If you have, you know how amazingly simple, inexpensive and delicious it is.

Ryan's Tex-Mex cilantro-lime steakapalooza

(I'm sure Ryan's not the only one who's made this, but he makes it the best in my book. So, I gave it a fancy name.)

One large flatiron steak (or another steak to your liking), sliced into strips (like fajita strips)

Juice of one lime

Bunch of cilantro (to taste - we use a lot because we LURVE cilantro)

In a dish with sides (or the container the steak comes in), cover the steak in the juice of the lime. Add cilantro and rub the herb into the steak. Let soak for at least 24 hours.

Grill, eat, and die of happiness.

Fresh guacamole

2 avocados, peeled and cored

1 roma tomato, chopped

1-2 tbsp lemon or lime juice (or more to taste)

Salt and seasoning salt, to taste

Use a fork to soften avocado to "mush." Add chopped tomato, lime/lemon juice and seasoning. Mix thoroughly.

Fresh salsa (Pico de Gallo)
1 lime
½ onion chopped
Fresh cilantro chopped (to your taste- I like a nice bunch- about ½ cup snipped or chopped0
3-4 tomatoes chopped
2 jalapeños chopped (if you like mild remove both seeds and membrane)
Pinch of salt

Chop onion, tomatoes, jalapeños (leave in seeds for extra spiciness). Add lime and salt and combine in a large bowl.

Ole!