A Remarkable Black n Blue Grilled Steak Salad To Feast Upon
Perfectly seasoned grilled steak, homemade blue cheese dressing and croutons, plus red onion, avocado, and tomatoes take this black n’ blue grilled steak salad to a whole new level of deliciousness.
Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS
4 8-ounce sirloin steaks (or equivalent)
1-2 tablespoons McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning
6-8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
¼ red onion - thinly sliced
2 avocados - sliced
½ cup cherry tomatoes - halved
⅓ cup blue cheese crumbles
Ingredients - Croutons
2 slices thick-cut white bread
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
Ingredients - Dressing
1 cup mayo
¼ cup plain fat free Greek yogurt
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
¼ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper (or to taste)
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
½ cup half and half - or other milk
4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees...or try it on your BBQ grill for this time of year.
Cut Texas toast bread into 1-inch cubes and place in a bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Allow it to cool.
While croutons are baking, prepare the blue cheese dressing. In a blender or food processor combine mayo, Greek yogurt, Worcestershire sauce, salt, black pepper, vinegar, and milk and pulse until smooth. Add half of the blue cheese crumbles and pulse again until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and gently stir in remaining blue cheese crumbles. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Preheat your BBQ grill to medium heat. Prepare your steak by sprinkling generously with the steak seasoning and massage it into the meat with your fingertips (on both sides of the steaks).
Grill steaks 6-8 minutes on each side until cooked to desired doneness (if they are particularly thick or you prefer your steak medium-well they may need a few extra minutes on the grill) Allow steak to rest for 5 minutes on a cutting board, then thinly slice.
Arrange salads with lettuce on the bottom, then top with steak, avocados, red onions, tomatoes, croutons, blue cheese crumbles, and blue cheese dressing. Serve immediately.
Bon appetit,
- Jim