This Black and Blue Steak Salad is easy to make, scrumptious to eat, and tastes like a salad you’d order from a restaurant! I used to get the same salad at an area restaurant, however as soon as I noticed it cycled off the menu, I knew I might recreate it simply. This home made salad tastes similar to it! Completely cooked Cajun-seasoned flank steak, wealthy and creamy blue cheese crumbles, juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, and spring combine lettuce are all tossed in a tangy and candy balsamic French dressing. It’s an ideal mixture of flavors! Not solely is that this Black and Blue Steak Salad completely scrumptious, however every satisfying entrée-sized serving is simply 322 energy, 9 grams of carbs, or 5 WW Factors on the present Weight Watchers program. To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and observe it within the WW app, click on right here!
I really like how shortly and simply this salad comes collectively. You’ll slice and season the steak and minimize up the tomatoes and cucumbers. The steak cooks in 5 minutes and you then simply must construct the salads and eat! As with all salads, for those who’re not utilizing all 4 servings of this Black and Blue Steak Salad directly, make certain to construct the servings you might be utilizing after which retailer the totally different salad parts individually, undressed. Then while you’re able to make extra servings, the whole lot will nonetheless be contemporary and able to go!
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Steak: I really like utilizing flank steak on this recipe! It slices up simply and cooks into skinny, tender slices which can be filled with taste. In case you have leftover steak it’s additionally nice in tacos, on high of a baked potato, or in a wrap!
- Cajun/Blackened Seasoning: I’ve made this steak with many alternative manufacturers of Cajun or blackened seasoning, and it was scrumptious each time, so I don’t have a particular model suggestion. Use your favourite! This time I used Wegmans retailer model Kickin’Cajun seasoning and it was nice.
- Salad: I actually like Spring Combine lettuce for this specific salad (may be present in baggage or tubs within the produce part), however when you have spinach, inexperienced leaf, romaine, or every other sort of lettuce or salad combine available already I’m positive it can even be scrumptious.
- Blue Cheese Crumbles: I do know blue cheese may be polarizing, so although it really works effectively on this recipe, it could simply not be your factor. No worries! Strive substituting one other creamy, crumbly cheese like goat cheese or feta!
- Balsamic Dressing: I really like Marzetti Merely Balsamic French dressing. It’s surprisingly simply 50 energy, 3g carbs, or 2 WW Factors for a two tablespoon serving, and it doesn’t style gentle in any respect. I really like that it’s a bit of bit creamy and the flavors are good. You may clearly use one other model for those who choose, however I extremely suggest this one!
Extra Tasty, Lightened-Up Salad Recipes
For extra gentle and attractive salad recipes, try my Southwest Steak Salad, Buffalo Roasted Chickpea Salad, Mediterranean Couscous Salad, Mexican Road Corn Rooster Salad, Cobb Salad, Superfood Salad, Barbecue Ranch Rooster Salad, Thai Rooster Chopped Salad with Peanut Dressing, Strawberry Steak Salad, Broccoli Salad, Avocado Bacon Corn Panzanella Salad, Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad, Antipasto Salad, Harvest Apple Salad, Doritos Taco Salad, Greek Orzo Pasta Salad, Rooster Souvlaki Salad and plenty of extra within the salad part of my recipe index!
Black and Blue Steak Salad
This filling and flavorful Black and Blue Steak Salad is easy to make and scrumptious to eat!
- 1 lb raw lean, trimmed flank steak, sliced into skinny strips
- 5 teaspoons Cajun or blackened seasoning
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 12 cups Spring Combine lettuce mix
- 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup chopped cucumber
- 2 oz crumbled blue cheese
- 2 teaspoons chopped chives
- 8 tablespoons gentle balsamic French dressing, (I extremely suggest Marzetti Merely Balsamic French dressing)
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Place the steak strips right into a mixing bowl or gallon zip-top bag and add the southwest seasoning. Stir (if utilizing a bowl) or seal the bag and shake/therapeutic massage till the steak is coated with the seasoning.
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Carry one tablespoon of oil to medium warmth in a big skillet. Add the seasoned steak strips and stir to coat with the oil. Prepare dinner, stirring/flipping often, for about 5 minutes till the steak is cooked to style.
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*To construct every salad, place 3 cups of lettuce right into a bowl and high with ¼ cup of tomatoes, ¼ cup of cucumbers, and ½ teaspoon of chives. Drizzle every salad with two tablespoons of the balsamic French dressing and toss to coat the salad substances within the dressing. Prime every salad with ¼ of the steak (for me this was 3 ounces cooked) and ½ ounce of crumbled blue cheese and serve.*Construct every salad to serve! If you happen to’re solely serving one or two salads, gown those you’re serving and retailer the leftover parts individually within the fridge till you’re prepared to make use of.
WW Factors per serving: 5 (Factors calculated utilizing the recipe builder within the WW app)
Vitamin Data per serving:
322 energy, 9 g carbs, 5 g sugars, 19 g fats, 6 g saturated fats, 30 g protein, 2 g fiber, 794 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com)
Weight Watchers Factors Plus:
8 per serving (PP calculated utilizing a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the diet data)
