Avocado Chimichurri Steak Skewers
Wow your taste buds with these Avocado Chimichurri Steak Skewers. These juicy steak skewers are topped with creamy avocado chimichurri sauce and caramelized onions that makes it the perfect dish to kick off the official start of grilling season!
Servings 2
Ingredients
For the steak skewers
- 1 lb. skirt steak
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. honey
- 1-2 garlic cloves minced
- Juice of 1 lime
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup red onion sliced thin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Skewers
For the avocado chimichurri sauce
- 1 avocado pitted
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 jalapeño seeded
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley stems removed
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro stems removed
- 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
Instructions
For the steak skewers
- Trim excess fat from the skirt steak. Pound it with a meat tenderizer on both sides. Then, cut against the grain into strips.
- In a large bowl, mix the soy sauce, olive oil, honey, minced garlic, lime juice, and pinch of cayenne together.
- Marinade steak at least one hour. Then, thread onto the skewers.
- Heat a grill to medium-high heat.
- Add the skewers to the grill and cook on each side about two minutes.
- Remove from the grill and allow to rest.
- To make the onions, add a little olive oil to a pan and season with salt and pepper. Cook on medium heat until onions soften and begin to crisp. Remove from heat.
For the avocado chimichurri sauce
- In a blender or food processor, add all of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Drizzle sauce over the steak skewers.
- Add the caramelized onions on top and serve with extra chimichurri sauce.