Italian Balsamic Steak Salad Recipe
A steak salad is perfect both for a hearty lunch and a quick dinner. This recipe will help you make one that's as delicious as it is healthy.
Equipment
- 1 small chopping board
- 1 chopping knife
- 1 small bowl
- 1 salad bowl or plate
- 1 large pan1
- 1 steak knife
- 1 teaspoon
- 1 tablespoon
Ingredients
- 2 small steaks
- 2 handfuls cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 small onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 pack rucola or fresh enough to fill your plate as the base of your salad
- Italian blue cheese or your favourite one
- 1 teaspoon local honey
- Belmorso Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 lt
- Belmorso IGP Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
- salt, pepper and thyme
- a knob of butter
Instructions
- Cut the onion into small pieces.
- Add 1 teaspoon of honey & 2 Balsamic Vinegar tablespoon in a small bowl and mix. Set aside for up to an hr or while you prepare your salad.
- Wash the cherry tomatoes and sauté them in a pan with the clove of garlic cut in half and some EVOO plus seasoning.
- Remove the cherry tomatoes and transfer to a bowl.
- In the same pan, add a generous amount of EVOO, enough until it coats your pan. Let it heat up a little, then add your knob of butter & let it melt.
- Now, you can add the steaks, and the seasoning & herbs. I like to season as I am cooking but you can pre-season both sides of your steak before you add to your pan. I am using salt, pepper, and thyme but both rosemary and oregano would be great.
- I am cooking my steaks well done, so I will leave them 5 minutes on each side. And while they cook I will baste them with the EVOO and butter around them. While they cook, lower your heat to medium and keep an eye on them.
- In the meantime, layer your rucola on your plates or salad bowls. Add the chopped onion.
- Take the blue cheese out of the fridge and set the table.
- Once the steaks are ready, give them a couple of minutes, and then slice them.
- Add your steaks on top of each salad bowl, and layer them as you prefer.
- Top with the sauteed cherry tomatoes.
- Crumble the blue cheese and spread across your salad.
- Drizzle the honey balsamic dressing you made earlier and get ready to enjoy your Italian Balsamic Steak Salad. Doesn't it look mouthwatering? Buon Appetito!
