These grass-fed steaks are so flavorful and juicy. After they are rubbed with garlic and rosemary paste and cooked on the grill top them with this delicious fresh kale walnut pesto.
I’m going to have to just blurt this out you guys. I am just too excited for an eloquent intro. {Not that anyone has ever accused me of being eloquent…} I have the most beautiful Vermont-made cherry end grain carving board to giveaway today!!!! There I said it!
J.K. Adams of Dorset Vermont sent me one of these beauties. And now they are going to give one away to one of you lucky readers too!
Long the gold standard for serious cooks, end grain carving boards are known for their superior durability, excellent cutting surface, and stunning presence in a kitchen. Our boards have added features including handles for easier maneuverability and silicone feet to keep the board in place and your counter top protected. Did we mention great looks too? If you are passionate about cooking and appreciate the finest quality kitchen accessories, these boards are for you.
I have already put mine to good use making these grilled garlic rosemary rib eye steaks with kale walnut pesto. I love the silicone feet that keep it from sliding on the counter top, and the deep well along the edge for catching any juices.
And can I just say that these steaks are juicy as heck? They are. And the kale pesto makes them so yummy and flavorful.
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These grass-fed steaks are so flavorful and juicy. After they are rubbed with garlic and rosemary paste and cooked on the grill top them with this delicious fresh kale walnut pesto.
Ingredients
- 2 peeled cloves garlic, divided
- 1 ½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon fresh chopped rosemary
- 4 1-inch grass-fed rib eye steaks
- 4 cups clean kale leaves
- 1 cup clean loosely packed basil leaves
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup walnuts
- ¼ cup shredded Pecorino Romano
- lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Finely chop 1 clove garlic. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt over the garlic, and mash with the side of the chef’s knife to form a garlic salt patse. Add rosemary and work into the past with the knife. Rub all over steaks and set aside.
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Meanwhile, with motor of the food processor running, drop the remaining 1 clove garlic through the feed tube and allow to process until finely chopped. Open lid and add kale and basil and pulse and then process continuously until the greens are finely chopped. Open lid, add walnuts, Romano and the remaining ½ teaspoon salt. Pulse to combine and scrape down the sides. With the motor running drizzle in oil.
- Grill steaks, turning every 3 to 4 minutes until desired doneness, 9 to 11 minutes total for medium-rare or 14 minutes for medium-well. Let steaks rest at least 7 minutes before serving with the kale walnut pesto.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4.5 oz steak plus 1 1/2 tablespoons pesto each
- Calories: 277
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 433 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 16 g
I love steak! That is a beautiful cutting board. Good luck everyone!
I love how you health-ified your pesto. Gorgeous recipe … and gorgeous cutting board!
Steak and Hamburgers and have been our go to grilling this summer!
What a gorgeous board, and yummy-looking recipe! I’ve been recently obsessed with grilling pizza… 🙂
i dont eat beef but i could definitely try this with chicken..and the pesto sounds delicious with everything.
Fish and steak! And lots of it!
lots of hamburgers and sausages!
veggies! lots and lots of veggies and chicken! i want to try grilling watermelon, i heard its delicious!
I’m grilling shrimp and fish. They cook quickly and not as hard to correctly cook as some others
We’ve been grilling chicken and steak all summer long — and that cutting board is gorgeous! It could make anything look spectacular 🙂
corn on the cob, sausages, chicken, burgers
We’ve been grilling quite a bit, I just retried pizza this week. It came out pretty good for the first time in a while but needs work. The flavor was good, just have to work with temperatures.
I love grilled veggies!!
recipes (esp steak) look amazing, almost makes me wish for a new grill! And the cutting board is to die for!!!
Oh I am IN LOVE with this cutting board! I got a beautiful mixed wood cutting board as a gift 10 years ago from a dietitian colleague and just yesterday I was thinking I’d love a new one 🙂
Admittedly, I’m not a big meat eater but I would definitely take a small portion of this steak – the flavors are fantastic 🙂
Veggies and homemade veggie burgers.
Your steak and pesto is gorgeous, (and so is that cutting board)! We’ve been grilling a lot of chicken this summer and also cooking all of our bacon on the grill – same concept as cooking it in the oven. Works great. Thanks, Katie!
We’ve been grilling Ribs, Chicken, Burgers and Corn.
I love your site!
Here at my house, we have been grilling potatoes in lots of ways, corn, sweet potatoes with cilantro and hot sauce, and tons of chicken.
Have you ever tried grilled greens?
We have been grilling alot of marinated chicken, veggies, and of course hamburgers and hot dogs.
Love your photos, the recipe and this cutting board! I’ve been grilling everynight this summer. You name it , I grill it; steaks, chicken, salmon, scallops, hot dogs, hamburger. sweet corn, stuffed peppers, banana stuffed with marshmellows & chocolate via Deana Segrave-Daly!
I am just learning how to grill so going slow and perfecting a few chicken recipes before any giant leaps such as pizza! lol!
I always grill vegetables- eggplant, peppers, onions.
I have been grilling mixed veggies, corn-on-the-cob, pineapple, chicken, and burgers
Love it! I am grilling all of the beautiful summer squash and zucchini from our garden.
We have been grilling a lot this summer. Besides meats we have been grilling a lot of vegetables. Our garden has put out a lot of yellow squash & zucchini and it is great on the grill. Potatoes and corn on the cob are a favorite on the grill too.
We’ve been grilling awesome steaks, burgers, and veggies!
That steak looks so yummy and the cutting board is beautiful. Thanks for a chance to win it.
Gilling veggie burgers, asparagus, portabella mushrooms, peppers, and traditional hamburgers for the kids. Cutting board is absolutely beautiful
I’ve done a lot of Chicken and Kosher Weenies and Ribs. Tonight some giant marinated Korean Short Beef Ribs.
Chicken and vegetables. What a gorgeous board.
Beets, veggies, meats…
I have been grilling lots of chicken and shrimp this summer.
We have been grilling steak and chicken along with a huge number of farmer’s market fresh vegetables
Fresh sockeye salmon rubbed with brown sugar, salt, cumin, dill, and pepper on cedar plank, drizzled with honey. Hamburgers, pork chops, fresh summer vegetables. Great cutting board for terrific foods! Here is to good fortune!
We’ve been grilling lots of chicken, turkey burgers, and vegetables. Trying to stay healthy!
Love chicken on the grill
What have I NOT been grilling this summer would be a better question for me. I’m all about the grilling. Apps, sides, mains and desserts. Bring it on! This steak has me seriously drooling!
I’ve been grilling the usual hot dogs, brats, burgers, steak, salmon and veggies. I want to try grilling fruit next especially peaches and pineapple.
Not much, as my grill is still at my house and I’m spending the summer with my son.
We have been grilling lots of shrimp!!
What have we not been grilling? We grill just about all we can. We love to grill vegetables as well as steaks. We roast garlic in foil packets for steaks and turn the grilled veggie and bread dinner into a flavorful chilled gazpacho for the next two dinners. We have gotten creative with desserts like grilled pound cake and stone fruit with tons of mint from the garden and a mixture of sour cream and local organic honey with some extra honey drizzled on the warm fruit.
Do you have a suggested replacement for walnuts. They are the only nut I’m allergic to.
We grill everything ~ steaks, burgers, brats, veggies, etc!! My husband makes the best bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers!!!
Such a simple and go-to recipe. I love changing up the nuts in my pesto. Yours looks nice and vibrant.
This had me drooling on the way home from work. OMG so good looking! Definitely #onthemenu
We’ve been grilling lots of burgers & dogs and chicken. Shrimp and asparagus today!
I’ve been grilling lots of shrimp and romaine in my grill pan on the stovetop.
I don’t use a grill but I’ve put my wok and cast iron skillet to good use this summer with lots of veggies from the garden and farmer’s market along with chicken, beef, or seafood. I absolutely love pesto but have never tried it with rosemary. I’ll definitely try your recipe.
I always look forward to your emails with your healthy recipes. I grill many items, but recently as the garden produces it’s bounty, I enjoy grilling some of the veggies.
Chicken, Steak and burgers have been regulars with plenty of sides. Loving mushrooms with a splash of soy sauce served with the steak or burgers.
We have grilled a lot of chicken as well as Hamburgers and hot dogs
There’s just too much gorgeousness going on here- that steak, that pesto, that carving board- I love it all!!
The color of that pesto is just gorgeous! I feel like I’d put it on everything. I have a cutting board so similar to this one and it’s my absolute favorite. I also have a cutting board problem and can’t fit even one more into my cabinet!
So far we’ve been cooking lots of grilled chicken, but I’m dying to try some zucchini and squash strips or even pizza. Love the cutting board!
Grilled quite a variety of things this so far this summer – chicken, steaks, burgers, fish and of course – a bountiful selection of fresh and healthy seasonal veg as sides!
Our current BBQ favourite is grilling salmon with different fruit salsa’s on the side.
We grill everything – my favorite right now is grilled chicken tacos with grilled pineapple salsa
I will be grilling your shrim scampi skewers tonight. They are perfect!
I’ve been grilling corn every time I find fresh sweet corn for sale! I’ve been making tons of salads this summer and my new love to add to a salad is grilled Halloumi! This is a greek “grilling cheese” that is so delicious on a salad because it is filling and salty, and well, grilled!
I will be grilling veggies!
We’ve been grilling up more mushrooms and corn on the cob than I can count! There’s nothing better than fresh grilled veggies with your protein.
The corn is a great idea — we grilled some on the cob then sliced it off to make a delicious, creamy chowder! Steaks will happen this weekend…