Grilled Steak Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese

Looking for a hearty steak salad? Try this recipe for grilled flank steak salad that combines juicy flank steak, crispy bacon and creamy avocado over a bed of arugula.

If you love salads you need to know how to make your own. Nothing is worse then ordering out at a restaurant and getting a to go container with a wilted salad with over cooked protein and barely any variety of ingredients. Lesson learned is learn to grill. The skill will save money and preparing your own food is enjoyable and if grilled correctly will have better quality compared to the alternative.

Steak Salad with Blue Cheese

What is the best steak for salad?

When choosing a cut of beef for salad the best options are the ones that are tender but don’t have too much fat. Flank steaks are a great option for a sliced steak on top of lettuce. When sliced against the grain they are extremely tender and based on where the cut comes from on the cow, it doesn’t have any fat cap which is not the most appetizing feature if you want a protein for a salad.

Sliced Flank Steak

Click the link to learn more on how to properly grill Flank Steak

Ingredients for Steak Salad?

First step is choose a type of lettuce. Arugula brings a nice subtle bitter taste to the salad which is a nice contrast to some of the other ingredients.

When making salads don’t overload with just greens and one or two ingredients. That is a mistake. Try to balance the flavors with a variety of different ingredients in equal amounts that bring different flavors as well as texture.

In this recipe for Grilled Steak Salad, Avocado and Roasted Red Peppers bring creaminess. Cucumbers, Red Onion, and Bacon bring the crunch. All with different flavors that compliment the Arugula and Flank Steak.

Ingredients for Steak Salad

What type of dressing is best for Steak Salad?

You can never ever go wrong with Blue Cheese on Steak Salad. The key though is just a small amount of Blue Cheese. Going overboard with too much blue cheese dressing will completely over power any flavor from the Arugula as well as the Flank Steak. Less is better in the world of blue cheese.

Flank Steak grilled salad with bacon and blue cheese

So put away your take out menus and fire up your grill. Grill up a nice piece of Flank Steak and put on top of this filling salad from Sear Marks.

If you like this recipe for Grilled Steak Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese try these other recipes from Sear Marks…

Grilled Garlic Parmesan Turkey Wings

Southwestern Grilled Chicken Salad

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Grilled Steak Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese

By Drew – Serves: 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cooking Time: 15 minutes

This Flank Steak Salad with bacon and blue cheese is a great example of making your own salad to your liking. If you want a hardy filling salad, this recipe is for you.

Ingredients

• 1 10 ounce flank steak
• 2 Red Roasted Peppers
• 1 Avocado
• 4 Strips of Cooked Bacon
• 3 slices of red onion
• Blue Cheese Dressing
• 1 Bag Washed Arugula
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1

Season the Flank Steak with salt and pepper.

2

Grill over direct heat on a gas grill at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

3

Grill to medium rare.

4

Let Flank sit and rest before slicing.

5

Combine Arugula, Cooked Bacon pieces, 3 Chopped Red Onion Slices, Roasted Red Pepper Slices, and Chopped Cucumber.

6

Once Flank Steak is cool slice against the grain and lay on top of salad.

7

Drizzle Blue Cheese dressing over salad.