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Warm Steak Salad Recipe with Feta Cheese
When you want the heartiness of steak with the lightness of salad, making a steak salad recipe is a great idea. The following dish features rib-eye steak, along with mint leaves for an aromatic touch, roasted red and yellow bell pepper strips for juiciness, and feta cheese for a creamy finish. This recipe combines some very different flavors and textures, which all work together perfectly.
This recipe makes a very satisfying lunch or a delicious dinner, and you can add other ingredients if you like, such as walnuts or cherry tomatoes. If you are looking for a way to combine steak with healthy vegetables, this easy steak salad recipe is a real winner.
This is such an impressive dish, especially if you serve a glass of Malbec on the side, to complement the flavors of the meat and feta cheese. Why not make this for your next dinner party? It would be a wonderful summer evening entree after perhaps a seafood or chicken appetizer. Steak salad is great in the summer but it is also nice in the winter if you fancy a salad but also something with a bit of bite to it.
Steak and Feta Salad with Roasted Peppers
Ingredients -
1 lb rib-eye steak, 1 inch thick
2 cups arugula
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
10 fresh mint leaves
6 oz feta cheese
1 ½ cups roasted red and yellow bell pepper strips in oil
Salt and black pepper
Preparation:
Bring the steak to room temperature.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet.
Season the steak with salt and black pepper.
Add the meat to the pan when the oil starts to smoke.
Cook for 3 minutes on one side and then flip over.
It is best if you do not move or pierce the steak, because this encourages it to form a nice crust.
Sear the second side for 3 or 4 minutes.
Let the meat rest for 10 minutes.
Line a platter with arugula.
Add the bell pepper strips and mint leaves.
Whisk the remaining oil with the balsamic vinegar, adding any meat juices from the steak.
Season with salt and black pepper.
Slice the steak across the grain and add it to the salad.
Crumble the feta cheese on top and drizzle the dressing over the salad.
(Serves 4)
Wine Suggestion:
Which Wine to Serve with Steak Salad Recipe
Malbec grapes are grown in the cooler regions of California and this medium to full-bodied red wine would be ideal with a steak salad recipe. Its blackberry and plum hints, along with its woody, earthy appeal make it rustic yet perfect for red meat like steak or game. This versatile wine is also good with Cajun, Italian, Indian or Mexican flavors.
Photo Description:
Salad recipes are often very attractive and appealing, thanks to their colorful ingredients, and this one is no exception. The roasted peppers add plenty of color to this steak salad recipe, as you can see from the photo, as well as a nice juicy texture. Serve the steak strips warm if you like, and the rest of the salad cold, for a nice temperature contrast, or use leftover steak if you have some. You could even crumble some crispy bacon over this easy steak salad to further enhance the mouthwatering meatiness.
Choosing the Best Steak for Steak Salad Recipes
A steak salad recipe is going to feature steak as its main attraction, which is why it is important to understand a bit about the different types of steak, so you can make good choices about which kind to choose. Some steak salad recipes specify which type of steak to use and others leave it up to you. Some cuts of steak can be pan-fried in a couple of minutes and others must be slow-cooked for hours, so get it wrong at your peril!
A Guide to Tender Cuts of Steak
Filet mignon is a very lean, tender cut of meat. It is excellent for pan searing, and usually used for beef carpaccio and steak tartar. The flavor is mild, the fat content is very low, and it is very expensive. Rib-eye is tasty and good for grilling or pan searing. It is quite expensive (less than filet mignon though) and can have a lot of fat around the outside.
Strip steaks are cheaper and have a lot of flavor. The ring of fat around the outside can easily be trimmed off. Overcooking strip steaks dries them out. Also, they might be very thinly sliced which makes it harder to cook them. Top sirloin is lean, economical, and tasty but is tough and has a slightly longer cooking time.
If you spend a bit more, you can get a porterhouse, which is tasty and large, or a T-bone which is similar to porterhouse but with a smaller fillet. Like with strip steaks, T-bones can be thinly sliced, which makes them prone to being overcooked and dried out. You can make most steak salad recipes with any kind of steak, so you might as well use your favorite.
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