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GRILLED STEAK WITH TAPENADE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or grill pan to high. Pulse the olives, shallot, garlic, rosemary, red pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons olive oil and the juice of 1/2 lemon in a food processor; season with salt and pepper.
• Pierce the steak all over with a fork and season with salt and pepper. Rub 1 heaping tablespoon olive mixture all over the steak, then set aside, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, toss the remaining olive mixture with the tomatoes, parsley, the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and the juice of the remaining 1/2 lemon in a small bowl.
• Grill the steak until browned on one side, about 7 minutes. Flip and cook about 7 more minutes for medium rare. Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes. Cut in half; reserve one half for steak sandwiches. Thinly slice the remaining steak against the grain and top with the olive-tomato tapenade.

CROSTINI WITH OLIVE AND RAISIN TAPENADE

Steps:

• Put the raisins, fennel seeds and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Put the olives, orange juice, garlic and 1/3 cup of the oil in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add the raisin mixture and pulse 4 or 5 times to combine. If the mixture seems dry, add the remaining olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Spoon onto the toasted baguette slices and top with a few turns of black pepper or a pinch of red pepper flakes if using.

ROTINI PASTA WITH BEEF AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Brown ground chuck in a large skillet and drain any grease.
• Add the two packages of soup mix, the can of crushed tomatoes and the can of water.
• Mix well and simmer approximately ten minutes.
• Serve over buttered rotini pasta and top with grated cheese.
• Serve with crusty rolls for dunking!