Steak Salad

My dad was in town and we went out to Jill's, a local restaurant in Boulder with amazing caesar salad, made tableside, and a great rack of lamb. My dad had the Steak Diane and only ate one of the pieces of filet mignon, so I was lucky enough to get the leftovers. I sauteed some onions and garlic with balsamic vinegar and reheated the steak in the pan with all those delicious caramelized bits of onion. I whipped up a spicy balsamic and dijion vinaigrette, recipe to follow, and tossed it with some spinach and goat cheese.

Steak Salad
A warm, sweet and creamy salad. The warm steak and onions wilt the spinach just a little and the creamy goat cheese brings it all together.

Servings: 1

Prep Time: 5 mins
Active Cook Time: 12 mins
Total Time: 10 mins

Ingredients
1 T olive oil
quarter of a red onion, thinly sliced
salt and pepper, to taste
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 T balsamic vinegar

4-6 oz of steak, cooked and at room temperature

1/2-1 oz of goat cheese
spinach
2 T spicy balsamic dijion vinaigrette, recipe below

Directions
Heat small pan on medium and add oil, just to coat. Put the onions, salt and pepper in the pan and stir occasionally until lightly brown and caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Deglaze the pan with the balsamic vinegar and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the steak to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness to heat through. Cut up steak if desired.
In a bowl, add the spinach, goat cheese, onion mixture, steak and vinaigrette. Toss to combine.

Spicy Balsamic Dijion Vinaigrette

A sweet and spicy salad dressing that is great on any salad. The spice comes from the raw garlic and the sweet from the balsamic.

Servings: 4-6

Prep Time: 5

Active Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 5

Ingredients

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1/3 cup olive oil

3 T balsamic vinegar

2 T dijion mustard

juice of half a lemon

1 tsp herbs de provence

salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Mix all ingredients together in a jar and shake to combine. Will save for 1-2 weeks in the fridge if well sealed.