Healthy Steak Salad
A quick and easy lunch or dinner recipe full of protein, fiber, and nutrients!
Ingredients
- 1 head romaine lettuce, sliced thinly or broken into bite-sized pieces
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 jalapeño peppers, cut in half and seeded, then thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (plus 1 tbsp)
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 lb flank steak, skirt steak, or top round sirloin steak
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine lettuce, onion, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Whisk together 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon mustard, and the red wine vinegar. Drizzle over lettuce, onion, and pepper.
- Smear 1 tablespoon of mustard and 1 tablespoon of olive oil over both sides of the steak. Salt the steak lightly and sear in a pan over very high heat, or grill on high. It should only take a few minutes on each side. Remove from heat and slice thinly. Combine with lettuce. Add salt and pepper to taste.