Why it works for iron
Heme iron from steak gets in easily on its own. Pepper, tomato and lime add vitamin C for the plant iron in the leaves, and the whole thing takes a quarter of an hour.
- Iron from
- Beef steak
- Helped by
- Red bell pepper, tomato, rocket
- In the way
- Nothing: no dairy, tea or coffee
Heme iron, from meat and fish, gets in on its own and helps the plant iron beside it in too.
Ingredients
- 150 g beef steak
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 tomato
- 2 handfuls of rocket
- 1 lime, 2 tsp olive oil
Method
- 1
Sear the steak 3 minutes a side and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- 2
Pan-roast the pepper strips until soft and charred at the edges.
- 3
Slice the steak over the rocket, tomato and pepper. Dress with lime and oil.
Drink water with it. Have coffee or tea 1 hour before or 2 hours after, as they hold plant iron back.
