Strawberry Spinach Salad With Steak

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Strawberry Spinach Salad With Steak

Looking for a dinner salad? This Strawberry Spinach Salad With Steak checks all the boxes! It’s high in protein and fiber, and it’ll fill you up without weighing you down. The flavors are a mix of sweet and savory with fresh strawberries, toasted walnuts, and some nice salty feta cheese. Need a dressing? This Maple Balsamic Dressing is a perfect match!

Servings: salads

Author: Dana Sandonato

Ingredients

2 nice steak fillets, like New York strip, flank steak, strip steak, flat iron, or sirloin.
Coarse kosher salt & cracked black pepper
2 TBSP Olive oil, plus more to grease the grill
4 handfuls of baby spinach
4 TBSP toasted walnuts *See notes
4 TBSP crumbled feta cheese
8 large strawberries, sliced or quartered
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
Dressing of your choice This Maple Balsamic Dressing goes really well with this salad.

Instructions

To get things prepared...

Remove your steaks from the fridge and set them down on a plate or cutting board, then prep all of your produce by washing/chopping/measuring things out.
Gently pat the steak fillets with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Brush a light coat of olive oil over the fillets, then season them on both sides with a generous amount of coarse Kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Set the fillets aside and let them come to room temperature.
Heat a small dry pan (no oil or butter) over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, bring the heat down to low and add in the chopped walnuts. Let the walnuts toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until golden in color and aromatic. Remove from the heat and set aside.

To cook the steaks...

Heat a cast iron grill pan or cast iron skillet over medium-high heat on the stove (or preheat an outdoor grill to 450–500°F). Grease up the pan or grates with olive oil or butter so they are slick and shiny, and add the steaks to the pan or grill. Cook for 4-5 minutes per side, depending on the thickness. (*See notes.) When the steaks are done, remove them from the heat and set them on a cutting board. Let them rest for 5 minutes, then slice into them against the grain.

To bring the salad together...

Place all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl except for the steak. Drizzle your dressing of choice (highly recommend this Maple Balsamic Dressing!) and toss so the ingredients are evenly coated; set aside.
Plate the salad, top with steak, crack some extra pepper over it all, and drizzle with some extra dressing if you wish. Enjoy!

Notes

Cooking your steaks: For a nice and 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.

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