I couldn’t pass up trying this recipe – first of all, it’s from Martha Stewart. Second of all, I’ve been lucking out with her stuff – my latest being the Pound Cake Tiramisu (YUM!).

My only advice with this sandwich is this: pick a tender cut of meat, flank if your grocery store has it. I went to my local store on a Sunday evening (mistake #1) to pick up ingredients for this sandwich. Unfortunately there were no flank cuts left, so I settled on a cut that “looked good” to me (mistake #2).

Although I made this sandwich on a cold January night on my stove top grill, I see making these on a warm summer night, with a hot outdoor grill! I hope you enjoy these – perfect for a barbecue or weeknight dinner!

Marinated Flank Steak Sandwiches

Recipe adapted from MarthaStewart.com

Ingredients

• 1 small white or yellow onion, sliced into 1/4 inch rings
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 to 1.5 pounds flank steak (or whatever cut you like for a sandwich)
• Salt and pepper
• Cento Red & Yellow Peppers (I pick peppers out of a 12 ounce jar)
• 4 wheat ciabatta rolls (find these in your grocery store’s bakery)
• Smart Balance butter
• 6 ounces Parmesan cheese, shaved (I used a veggie peeler to do this)

Directions

1. In a shallow dish, combine onion, orange juice, lime juice and garlic cloves.
2. Add steak to dish and marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes, turning once.
   
3. Preheat grill pan to medium-high and oven to 400 degrees.
4. Take the steak out of the marinade and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Grill for 4-6 minutes per side for medium, or to your desired doneness.
   
6. Grill onion for 2-3 minutes. Discard the marinade.
7. Butter wheat ciabatta rolls and grill butter-side down for 2 minutes, or until golden.
   
8. Place shaved Parmesan cheese on the bottom halves of the rolls. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake until the cheese has melted.
   
9. Thinly slice the steak against the grain.
10. Place steak on sandwich and arrange toppings in this order: steak, red/yellow peppers, onion, more Parmesan shavings and top of bread.