Grilled Flank Steak Tostada

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Servings:
8

For this tostada, flank steak, zucchini, and onions are marinated in a cilantro, garlic, and jalapeno puree, then grilled.

Ingredients

  • 3 Vidalia or other sweet onions, peeled

  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced

  • 1 large clove garlic

  • 2 cups fresh cilantro leaves

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • ¾ tablespoon salt

  • 1 ¼ pounds flank steak, trimmed of excess fat

  • 4 small zucchini, cut lengthwise into ½-inch wedges

  • 8 eight-inch flour tortillas

  • 2 heads romaine lettuce, washed and cut into ⅛-inch-wide slices

  • 6 tomatoes, cut into ¼-inch-thick rounds

  • 4 radishes, sliced into paper-thin rounds

  • 4 limes, halved

  • Olive-oil cooking spray

Directions

  1. Halve an onion crosswise, and place one half in the bowl of a food processor. Add jalapeno pepper, garlic, 1 cup cilantro, olive oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; puree about 1 minute. Cut remaining onions into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.

  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, coat flank steak, onions, and zucchini with cilantro puree. Cover; marinate at least 30 minutes.

  3. Place tortillas on baking sheets, two at a time, and place in oven until dry and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. If baking two trays at a time, rotate halfway through baking. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

  4. Preheat a grill, or set a grill pan coated with olive-oil cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Place steak on grill; cook about 10 minutes. Turn and cook until medium rare, about 10 minutes more. Remove from heat; set aside. Place zucchini and onions on grill. Cook until tender and browned, 8 to 12 minutes; turn as needed.

  5. Thinly slice beef. Toss lettuce with 1/2 cup cilantro. Layer each tortilla with tomatoes, lettuce, zucchini, beef, onions, and radishes. Garnish with remaining 1/2 cup cilantro; squeeze half a lime over each tostada, and sprinkle each with a pinch of salt.

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