A healthy take on comfort food

A delicious, lighter and more exotic version of steak and mash.

Pumpkin and Ginger Mash

1 x 600g butternut pumpkin, peeled and diced 2cm until you have 11⁄ cups’ worth

teaspoon oil, for cooking (or use spray oil) 1 tablespoon water

- teaspoon finely grated ginger

Broccoli Salad

1 carrot

- red onion 1 clove garlic

Lebanese cucumber 2-3 radishes

broccoli 125g frozen peas 11⁄ teaspoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon honey

teaspoon sesame oil 11⁄ teaspoons rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Sesame Beef Pave Steaks

teaspoon oil, for cooking (or use spray oil)

275g lean beef rump steaks (at room temperature, any excess fat trimmed) 1 clove garlic, minced 11⁄ teaspoons sesame seeds

teaspoon soy sauce

Dressing

2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger

shallot, very finely diced

Preheat oven to 210C. Bring a medium pot of salted water to the boil. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Preheat barbecue grill or hot plate to medium (if using). Prepare ingredients.

1. Toss pumpkin, oil and water on prepared tray and season. Bake for about 25 minutes, until tender. Place in a medium bowl, add ginger and mash until smooth. Season to taste and set aside, covered, to keep warm.

2. While pumpkin cooks, prepare broccoli salad. Grate carrot; very thinly slice onion; mince garlic; cut cucumber in half lengthways and thinly slice; cut radishes in half and thinly slice. Place all in a medium bowl and set aside. Cut broccoli into small florets and dice stalk 1cm.

3. Cook broccoli in pot of boiling water for about 2 minutes. Add peas and cook for a further 1-2 minutes, until bright green and tender. Drain, rinse under cold water and leave to drain well.

4. Heat oil in a medium fry-pan on medium heat. Pat beef dry, toss with garlic, sesame seeds and soy sauce. Cook beef for 3-4 minutes each side for medium (depending on thickness), or until cooked to your liking. Alternatively, cook on barbecue. Set aside, covered, to rest before slicing thinly against the grain reserving any resting juices.

5. Add all remaining broccoli salad ingredients to bowl with salad veges, toss well to combine and season to taste. Whisk together all dressing ingredients until combined.

To serve, share broccoli salad between plates and spoon pumpkin and ginger mash beside salad. Top with sesame beef, and drizzle over resting juices (if desired) and dressing.

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Sesame beef pave steaks with pumpkin and ginger mash.