Cooking with Fire: Chimichurri steak and tomato salad with the Oakbrook Terrace Fire Protection District

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - We're Cooking with Fire at the Oakbrook Terrace Fire Protection District, making firefighter/paramedic Emilio Salinas' chimichurri steak and firefighter/paramedic Stefan Filipovic's tomato salad.

Chimichurri sauce ingredients

• Olive oil
• Red wine vinegar
• Lemon
• Garlic cloves
• Red onion
• Cilantro
• Parsley
• Salt
• Red pepper
• Cumin

Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth.

Use Mariano's 5 Salt, 5 Pepper seasoning on both sides of outer skirt steak.  Grill until preferred doneness.

Shopska salad ingredients

• Sliced Cherry Tomatoes
• Sliced Mini Cucumber
• Chopped White Onions
• Crumbled Feta Cheese
• Olive Oil
• Sea Salt

Combine desired amount of each item. Stir.