Blackened Steak Salad
 
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • BLACKENING MIXTURE:
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1½ tsp garlic powder or garlic salt
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • SALAD DRESSING:
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1½ tsp dijon mustard
  • SALAD:
  • Mixed baby greens or romaine
  • 2 roasted red peppers
  • cherry/grape tomatoes, halved
  • feta cheese
  • 4- 4oz steaks of your preferred cut...(baseball, tenderloin, strip loin etc)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
  1. Combine all blackening spices in a ziploc bag.
  2. Slice steak into thin strips and add to ziploc bag...Shake to coat.
  3. To prepare dressing, combine oil, vinegar and dijon mustard in a jar and shake well.
  4. Heat olive oil in large pan and add coated steak strips.
  5. Cook until desired doneness.
  6. To roast peppers, place washed and dried peppers on a pan lined with foil.
  7. Place under broiler until slightly charred and blistered.
  8. Make sure to turn peppers until all sides are done..broiling will take approx 15 min.
  9. Remove from oven and cover with a glass bowl to "steam" them (at least 15-20 min) and allow the skins to loosen from the pepper flesh.
  10. Peel the peppers and slice into strips.
  11. To prepare salad, assemble baby greens and top with cherry tomatoes and sliced peppers.
  12. Add blackened steak and finish with crumbled feta cheese.
Prep
During grilling season, coat full cuts of steak with the blackening spice rub and grill on the bbq. Slice cooked steak.
Recipe by Sugar Plum Sisters at http://sugarplumsisters.com/2014/04/blackened-steak-salad/