#Dinner

I wish there were words that could describe how this recipe makes my mouth feel. It's one of those meals that I think about where literally my taste buds jump for joy!

Steak is all personal preference so obviously this one may not be for you, but the marinade of this steak adds so much flavor and then topping it off with the refreshing salsa just makes you say mmmmmmmm. JC is also a big steak person so this is a hit in our house.

My tips:

1. Buy the already chopped up cauliflower and throw it in a blender or food processor to rice it- doesn't make your kitchen covered in cauliflower.

2. If you can marinade it for a day or an afternoon that flavor will be even better!

Cauliflower Rice Carne Asada Bowls with Mango Salsa from Half Baked Harvest

1. Add the steak to a ziplock bag and add the olive oil, orange juice, garlic, chipotle peppers, lime zest and juice, and the cilantro. Seal the bag and marinate 30 minutes or in the fridge as long as overnight.

2. Meanwhile, make the cauliflower rice. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Basically, I take store-bought ground cauliflower and throw it in my blender to turn it into rice. I have tried chopping it and doing it myself but my kitchen becomes a mess and I hate dealing with it. This has been the best way for me to rice the cauliflower.

3. Spread the riced cauliflower out on a large baking sheet and toss together with the olive oil, cumin, and a large pinch of salt. Transfer to the oven and cook 10 minutes, toss and cook 10 minutes more or until the cauliflower is tender. Remove and stir in the cilantro and juice + zest of 1/2 a lime juice.

4. Preheat your grill or grill pan to high.

5. Remove the steak from its marinade and sear the steak for 5-8 minutes, flip and sear another 5 minutes or until your desired doneness is reached. Remove the steak from the grill and allow to rest 10 minutes. Slice steak thinly against the grain.

6. To make the salsa. In a bowl, combine the mango, jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro, and a pinch of salt.

7. To serve, divide the rice among bowls and top with steak, lettuce, avocado, salsa, and cheese.

Steak

1 1/2 pounds flank steak

1/4 cup olive oil

1/3 cup orange juice

4 cloves garlic, minced or grated

1 chipotle pepper in adobo, chopped (or 2 teaspoons chili powder)

zest and juice of 1 lime

1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, and cheese, for serving

Cauliflower Rice

2 cups riced cauliflower (about 1 large head pulsed in a food processor)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon cumin

1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped

Mango Salsa

1 mango, chopped

1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped

juice of 1 lime

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

#Recipes #Dinner

My craving started with something I saw on Chrissy Teigen's Instagram Story. She was hosting the most fabulous seafood boil. Then, as I was walking around my local grocery store, I saw these beautiful lobsters and thought "how hard would it be to host a lobster boil?". It was a matter of seconds and when I realised, I was already paying for it.

Hear me up. I'm the type of girl that when I decide to host something, I need a little bit of time to prepare, which is natural. A few minutes to put together a list of what I need, a couple of hours to buy everything, some time on Pinterest searching for ideas and after I invite everyone thats coming, I need at least one entire night to freak out, lose my sleep and think everything will go wrong. That's just who I am. LOL

But this time I just decided everything so last minute that I really didn't have too much time for any of this. Ok, here I am walking home with three LIVE lobsters in my grocery bag and thinking "What am I doing? I never cooked lobster before. What if they look at me and say please don't kill us? Am I really gonna be able to go through with this?".

So I got home, separated all the ingredients, started boiling the water. It was time. If you have trouble picturing how this whole thing went, watch this. That's exactly how it went. I put my pink rubber gloves on, grabbed the salad tongs, opened up the box and there they were, staring at me. I grabbed one by one and between I'm sorry's and screams, I set them to die. I mean cook. I think it's safe to say I might never do that again. It was DELICIOUS, though.