Strawberry Spinach Salad With Steak
This strawberry spinach salad with steak actually eats like a meal. Perfectly pink steak, fresh strawberries, toasted walnuts, and feta, doing exactly what salty cheese should. It's the kind of sweet-savory combination that sounds a little offbeat until you're eating it, and suddenly, it makes complete sense. A maple balsamic dressing ties it all together.
Servings: 2 salads
Ingredients
- 10 oz flank steak, skirt steak, or top sirloin
- Coarse kosher salt & cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil, plus more to grease the grill
- 4 handfuls of baby spinach
- 8 large strawberries, sliced or quartered
- 1/4 cup toasted walnuts *See notes
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
- Dressing of your choice This Maple Balsamic Dressing goes really well with this salad.
Instructions
- With paper towels, gently pat the steaks to remove excess moisture.
- Brush a light coat of oil over the fillets, then season with a generous amount of coarse Kosher salt (about 1-1.5 teaspoons per pound) and freshly ground pepper (about 1/2 teaspoon per pound). Set the fillets aside to come to room temperature.
- Heat a cast-iron grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat on the stove. (For an outdoor grill, heat to 450–500°F.)
- Grease the pan or grates with olive oil or butter, then add the steak to the pan and grill for 4-5 minutes per side, depending on the thickness. (For a nice, perfect medium-rare steak, you typically want to cook it for 4 minutes per side if 1 inch thick and about 5 minutes per side if 1.5 inches thick. You can use a meat thermometer to guide you.)
- While the steak cooks, mix the baby spinach, toasted walnuts, strawberries, red onion, and crumbled feta in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle your dressing of choice over it all and toss to coat. (I like using my maple balsamic dressing)
- Remove the steak from the heat when it's done and set it on a cutting board. Let it rest for 5 minutes before cutting into it so the juices set. Then, slice it against the grain.
- Transfer the tossed salad onto individual plates, top with steak, sprinkle some extra pepper over it all, and drizzle with a little extra dressing if you wish.
Notes
Cooking your steaks: For a nice, perfect medium-rare steak, you typically want to cook it for 4 minutes per side if 1-inch thick and about 5 minutes per side if 1.5 inches thick. You can use a meat thermometer to guide you.
Nutrition is calculated without dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 554kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g
