When you are looking for a main course salad that never fails to satisfy, this Blue Cheese Steak Salad is perfect! With a punchy marinade and a tangy dressing, this is anything but rabbit food!
Although I have a deep love for comfort food, one of my favorite things in the world is a good main course salad.
My day is not complete unless I have one.
Just because I'm eating salad all the time, doesn't mean I survive on rabbit food.
Far from it.
And it also doesn't mean that I am eating the salads I grew up on.
You know the ones. Iceberg lettuce, carrots, cheese, and croutons all drowning in a serving or two of Ranch dressing.
The kind made from a packet.
Nothing wrong with that kind of salad - but I think that we can all agree that it doesn't make a meal. Certainly not one that will fuel you for long.
With two boys, one of which will be a teenager this year, if I want to serve salad for a meal it is going to need to be a hearty one.
One like this Blue Cheese & Bacon Steak Salad.
It is so packed with flavor that even the foodie in the family will approve.
I have to confess that after one bite, I wanted to save it all for myself.
But then there was the whole four people asking me what was for dinner thing.
I had to share.
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Blue Cheese Bacon Steak & Spinach Salad
Ingredients
- Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 12 oz steak
- Dressing
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Swerve or other sweetener
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Salad
- 6 pieces bacon I used turkey bacon
- 10 ounces raw spinach
- 2 shallots sliced thin
- 4 ounces blue cheese crumbled
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine olive oil, parsley, and crushed red pepper. Place steaks and a shallow dish and cover with marinate. Marinade for 2-3 hours in the refrigerator.
- Make dressing by combining olive oil, vinegar, sweetener, garlic, mustard, salt and pepper in a blender. Process until smooth. Refrigerate until serving.
- Remove steaks from refrigerator and allow to sit for 30 minutes prior to cooking.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange bacon in a single layer and bake for 15 minutes. Flip and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes longer. (Time will vary depending on bacon used.) Allow bacon to cool slightly and crumble.
- Meanwhile, grill steaks for about 10-12 minutes (or until desired doneness), flipping once.
- Place spinach and shallots in a large bowl and toss with desired amount of dressing. Divide greens among serving bowls and top with steak, bacon and blue cheese.
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Shannon Graham
I've actually never had a steak salad before. This looks amazing!