To use up the leftover Steak, tacos or a soup come to mind and if you’re craving something light, a salad made with leftover Steak is delicious – scroll down for the recipe to this yummy Steak salad!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Chloe
Ingredients
For the Salad:
16oz.Steakcut into ½” strips
12oz.spring mixor any lettuce you like
1cupcherry tomatoeshalved
¼medium red onionslivered
1cupfetacrumbled
Candied Walnuts:
½cupwalnutsroughly chopped
1/8cuppure maple syrup
pinchof salt
For the Dressing:
½cuphigh quality extra virgin olive oil
1/8cup3-4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1teaspoonDijon mustard
salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
To prepare the dressing:
Combine all ingredients in a 8 oz. mason jar (a bowl will work just fine too!).
Cover with a lid and shake well to combine – if using a bowl, whisk until combined. Taste and adjust to your liking.
If you’d like it to be a bit more acidic, add more vinegar. If it’s too acidic, add a little olive oil or even a teaspoon of maple syrup or honey. Set aside while prepping the salad.
To prepare the candied walnuts:
Roughly chop the walnuts and place in a medium frying pan. Pour in the maple syrup, sprinkle in a pinch of salt, and turn the heat to medium low.
Keeping a close eye on the mixture, stir gently as the maple syrup caramelizes on the nuts, about 5 minutes. Do not let them burn, it can happen quite quickly!
The nuts are ready when the syrup becomes sticky and coats the nuts like a thick caramel.
Remove from heat, place the nuts in a small bowl or plate until ready to use.
Prepare the salad:
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Slice the Steak into strips about ½” thick. Use tongs to place the Steak strips on the frying pan, about 2 minutes. Then, flip each strip and cook until done, another 2-3 minutes more.
Once cooked, remove the Steak from heat and set aside until ready to use.
In a large salad mixing bowl combine feta, slivered onion, candied walnuts, Steak, and lettuce.
Drizzle the dressing over the top and toss well to combine.
Notes
Note: If reheating leftover Steak, follow the same steps. The Steak may not take as long to reheat through. Use an instant read thermometer to check the internal temperature, which should read 165 F.