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We make the best heart-healthy fajitas with this marinated grilled skirt steak recipe that’s bursting with Southwestern flavor and freshness. Start with our easy recipe for a healthy steak marinade before sizzling the skirt steak on the grill. Sliced peppers, onions and avocado are also added to the low fat, low cholesterol marinade before being grilled and loaded onto the healthy steak fajitas.
You will love that there’s only three steps to this lean, high protein dinner recipe bursting with 28 grams of protein.
A healthy skirt steak marinade starts with a couple of tablespoons of heart-healthy olive oil and a fresh lime juice base. For flavor add a bit of brown sugar, garlic and the spices you like, or use the spices recommended in the healthy skirt steak marinade recipe. Pepper flakes will give it a kick if you don’t mind the heat. Marinate skirt steak for 30 minutes at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
Recipe yields 4 servings
In a bowl, combine marinade ingredients. In a shallow dish, arrange the skirt steak and pour half the marinade over to cover. Reserve the remaining marinade. Marinate the steak at room temperature for 30 minutes or refrigerated overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking.
Preheat the grill to high heat. Remove steak from the marinade and discard the marinade it was in. Grill for 4 minutes per side, or until desired doneness is reached. Keep grill on for the vegetables. Set steak aside and allow steak to rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
Brush the vegetables with some of the reserved marinade. Grill the vegetables, brushing with the remaining marinade, until tender and charred.
To serve steak, slice against the grain into thin strips. Wrap the steak, grilled vegetables, avocado and additional cilantro in flour tortillas or large lettuce leaves, if using.