My kids went back to school yesterday. *cue angels singing*
I’ve waited eight years for both of them to be in school full days. And this was it. Finally. It’s going to be glorious.
But yesterday…yesterday, I thought I might vomit.
This is why friends are necessary – so they can talk you off a ledge. Or cry with you. Or join you for coffee and cake. That, too.
So, I fear that everyone’s kids being back in school, creates this mindset that summer is over and we should all start cooking soup again.
But just because summer break has ended, doesn’t mean that the season has.
Hopefully, you haven’t already retired your grill back to the garage. If you have, you can always pan sear the steak – that would work, too!
Steak Salad with Grapes, Walnuts, and Blue Cheese
Serves 2-3
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 6 minutes
Ingredients
• 3/4 pound sirloin
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cups baby spinach
• 1/3 cup red grapes, halved
• 1/3 cup (about 1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped toasted walnuts
Directions
With a fork, pierce steak all over; coat with a teaspoon of oil and season with salt and pepper.
Heat an outdoor grill to medium-high. Lightly oil the grill grates. Grill steak for 3 minutes per side, depending on the thickness (or to your liking.) Remove from grill and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice thinly across the grain.
In the meantime, in a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Add spinach and toss to combine.
Divide spinach, grapes, cheese, walnuts, and steak among plates. Serve and enjoy!
Note: if you don’t have an outdoor grill, broil or pan fry the steaks instead.
(slightly adapted from Everyday Food)
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I refuse to believe that summer is over! Keep the salads and summerlicious food coming.
(PS – sending back-to-school hugs!)
I hope the kids are enjoying school so far! And that you’re enjoying your new found freedom! Love the combo of ingredients in this salad. Summery, but also versatile to adjust for the seasons. Which is good, because around these parts, Mother Nature apparently can’t make up her mind about what season it is.
You know chicken is generally the meat of choice in a salad. I love seeing a salad using steak. Particularly because I keep forgetting to make a salad myself with steak as KING. So I pinned this most excellent one as a reminder. Thank you!
My sentiments exactly, Carol! Thank you!
I LOVE blue cheese with steak! The sum is greater than the parts kind of thing.
Both kids in school full time ~ does that mean more new recipes? (Not that I’m greedy or anything, it’s just that I love your recipes!)
Now that I have all day, it is tempting to cook more. But doesn’t that also mean I have to clean more? :P
This looks awesome!!
loving the look of this salad, interesting idea to use grapes. i definitely need to try the recipe!
Or as I call it
“Four course meal in a bowl”
I love that you added grapes to this. I was always weird about having sweet in my salads until recently — now I’m addicted!! I have about four more years until both kiddos are in school…that’s what happens when you wait until your son is almost 8 before getting pregnant again. I keep reminding myself I’ll miss having a kid home with me. Right? RIGHT??? Sigh.
It’s SO weird not having them home all day. I’m loving it, but also missing them – and I can totally see how lonely I’ll be when they finally go away to college. Booooo :(