When beef and mutton were on every menu for the entire holiday, it is difficult for me to wean off meat so easily. I also do not think that red meat in moderation is so bad for you, so I had to find a midway. AH!! Why not cook 1 steak instead of 4 and we all share this in the form of a salad. Clever huh!!!
I was not happy though, the salad idea was just too bland.......it needed a ....special dressing and after searching for a bit, I found it.....a Blue cheese dressing.
I found this recipe on a blog called Wasabibratwurst.
Beef Salad
Ingredients( this is what I used, feel free to use what you have available)
1 pillow bag of greens
1 handful of snap peas
1 small punnet cocktail tomatoes - halved
about 8 baby potatoes - cooked and halved
1-2 avos
1 rib-eye steak, marinaded and grilled to your liking. ( I use lemon juice and zest, olive oil and thyme for my marinade)
Blue Cheese Salad Dressing Recipe
1 ½ cups blue cheese, crumbled
1 garlic clove, minced fine½ cup buttermilk*
⅓ cup good quality mayonnaise
2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
½ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1. Mash the blue cheese, garlic and buttermilk with a fork until the blue cheese is well distributed. You can make this in a blender if you wish to have a smoother dressing.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
3.This dressing should be covered, and rested in the refrigerator for a couple hours, preferably 12 hours before serving.
Make the salad by tossing everything together and just before serving, carve the steak and top the salad with strips of this delicious, tender beef. Serve the dressing on the side.
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20 comments:
Nina, Nina...I was just going to make the same salad but with chicken;
not only we have the same first name, but we think alike too???hahha
XO,Nina
Beautiful salad! It must be delicious. Thanks for taking about the contribution we made for your gardening project.
Your dressing seems perfect on a beef salad, Nina :)
Beef and blue cheese is the best combination! This would make a perfect meal. Delicious Nina!
Nina, That looks like a party on a plate! Yummm! BTW, Cute kids, great food, down below!
Sharing a steak is a really good idea - we often do this at home. As well as eating less it means you can afford to buy really good steak
I love the look of that Nina - the dressing sounds delish. Fantastic picture as always.
We love a good beef salad & with blue cheese even better!
This is very much my kind of salad. It looks delicious!
I do love beef in a green salad, and blue cheese dressing has been my favorite since I was a kid. Now I have to go quite light on the dressing!
Thanks for the shout out to Wasabi Bratwurst!
I agree, beef is WAY underrated these days. I love your beautiful photo, I am ready to come over for some tasty salad!
Hope 2009 is off to a great start!
Fumi
I love the way you kicked this salad up a notch Nina:D
Great salad and easy to adapt to my own cooking ideas!! Thank you :)
I really like simple dinners after a long day, this one is all good for me, well maybe not the blue cheese...
Perfect timing! I have a ribeye defrosting in the fridge as we speak!
I love salads like this! It looks delicious, Nina!
Mmm, blue cheese and beef go SO well together!
This is also a great idea for leftover steak and it stretches out another meal.
A beef salad with a creamy blue cheese dressing sounds really good!
Mmmm, beef is such a natural pairing with blue cheese! Looks fab.
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