Description
Quick Steak and Blue Cheese Salad is a delightful dish that marries tender steak with creamy blue cheese and fresh greens. This vibrant salad is perfect for any occasion, whether it’s a quick weeknight meal or an impressive dish to serve at gatherings. Your taste buds will rejoice with every bite of this flavorful creation!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz ribeye steak
- 4 cups mixed greens (baby spinach, arugula, romaine)
- ½ cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cucumber, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinaigrette
Instructions
- Sear the seasoned ribeye steak in a hot skillet for 4-5 minutes on each side until browned. Cook to medium-rare.
- Remove the steak and let it rest for 5 minutes before slicing against the grain into thin strips.
- While the steak rests, wash and dry the mixed greens.
- In a large bowl, combine greens, sliced steak, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and blue cheese crumbles.
- Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette just before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad (approximately 300g)
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg