As we welcome in the new summer season, it’s a great time to try some healthy recipes using grass-fed beef.
We’ve chosen three delicious recipes that combine two of our favourite things — fresh salads and nutritious beef.
They also make the most of other healthy ingredients and delicious flavours, combining to create some simple dishes that are packed with taste and nutrition.
The healthier, more ethical choice
Choose grass fed beef for these recipes for the best possible results.
Grass fed and finished beef is most definitely the healthier and more ethical choice when it comes to choosing your meat.
For a start, animals live out their lives as close to the way they would in the wild. This means they are free to roam pastures eating only grass, their natural diet.
There’s no need to pump them full of hormones to achieve rapid growth or the antibiotics that are given to animals reared in confined spaces who are prone to disease.
This translates into a healthier and tastier product for you to enjoy — grass fed or finished beef has been found to have a lower fat content and higher omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acid and antioxidant content than its grain fed counterpart (1).
You will also be eating it with the knowledge that the animal has lived its best and most natural life.
The “paddock to plate” way
You should also know that at Provenir we support the “paddock to plate” way of farming. This means that we reduce the distance from the place animals are reared to your plate as much as possible. We achieve this by using mobile abattoirs on farms so animals don’t have to endure the stress of a final journey to slaughter.
Just to note — there’s a difference between grass-fed and grass-finished beef. Grass finished beef means the animal will only have eaten grass for its entire life. Grass fed beef means the cow could have been fed grass at some point in its life, but could also have consumed grains.
Rest assured that all the meat we sell at Provenir is grass finished so our free range animals live in the most natural way possible, roaming the pastures and eating only grass their entire lives.
Back to the recipes. Not including any marinating time, each of these is quick to prepare, easy enough for home cooks and amateur chefs and totally delicious too! Why not work your way through each one of these, sampling the delicious flavours as you go?
Grilled flank steak, portobello mushroom and green bean salad
Flank steak originates from the cow’s belly. The meat is lean and can be tough. However, marinating the steak before cooking helps to tenderise it, the result being a tasty and tender piece of meat. This recipe is enhanced with the rich taste of portobello mushrooms and served with a fresh green bean, spinach, tomato and onion salad.
Keto low carb teriyaki beef salad
Teriyaki is a classic Japanese taste and works perfectly with the rich flavour of beef. This specially adapated recipe is ideal if you are following a keto (low carb) diet. The beauty of this recipe is that it only uses a few ingredients and is quick and easy to prepare, making it a perfect healthy lunch when you are short on time.
Thai beef salad
Who doesn’t love the flavours of Thai cooking? This recipe captures everything that we love about this type of cuisine — the evocative flavours like lemongrass, garlic and chilli and quick and easy preparation to name just two elements. Enjoy this dish as a side or a main for a light yet delicious meal.
Get your grass fed beef delivered to your door
What could be easier than having the best grass fed beef online delivered straight to your door?
For grass fed beef in Melbourne and other areas in Australia, order from Provenir. Not only will you enjoy the convenience of home delivery but the reassurance that our meat is produced in the most ethical and caring way.
All you need to do is check your postcode to find out if you’re in our delivery area. Then make your choices and we’ll do the rest to bring the best and healthiest grass fed beef directly to your home!
References
1. Mayo Clinic website, ‘Grass-fed beef: What are the heart-health benefits?’, 24 June 2022.
