Name: Steak and Blue Cheese Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces cooked steak (sliced, see note); 10 ounces tomatoes (sliced); 4 cups salad greens; 1 purple onion (sliced); 1/3 cup blue cheese (or gorgonzola cheese, see note); 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon garlic (minced, about 1 clove); 2 teaspoons honey; 1 teaspoon dijon mustard; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

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This steak and blue cheese salad recipe is a quick, delicious meal that's ready in minutes. The balsamic dressing is packed with flavor and is the best topping for this easy main dish salad!

This steak salad recipe is a quick, delicious meal that's ready in minutes. The balsamic dressing is packed with flavor and the perfect pairing. #steaksalad #steaksaladrecipe #steaksaladdressing #steaksaladhealthy #steaksaladbluecheese #steaksaladeasy #steaksaladbalsamic

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I love a good hearty salad and this steak salad with balsamic dressing is not only filling but ultra flavorful! Beef is one of our favorite proteins over here and I love serving it in a variety of ways.

I usually use leftover steak in this salad but it literally only takes a few minutes to cook a steak up fresh if you need too. Lightly season it with salt and pepper, then pan fry it in butter and oil until it's medium-rare {145ºF} on the inside. Let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing it for the salad.

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Why You'll Love This Steak and Blue Cheese Salad Recipe

Versatility with Leftovers: Transforms leftover steak into an entirely new meal, though you can also quickly cook fresh steak in minutes if needed.
Restaurant-Quality Flavor: The combination of tender steak, premium blue cheese, and homemade balsamic dressing creates a steakhouse-worthy salad at home.
Simple Assembly: Requires minimal cooking and follows an easy layer-and-serve approach that looks impressive with little effort.

🥗 One of my favorite easy dinners is taking leftover grilled meat, a flavorful cheese, and veggies and turning them into a hearty main dish salad!

Recipe Ingredients

For the Steak Salad

Cooked steak
Tomatoes
Salad greens
Onion — I like using red onion for this salad.
Blue cheese — or gorgonzola cheese

For the Balsamic Dressing

Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Garlic
Honey
Dijon mustard
Salt & pepper

Steak salad ingredients with gorgonzola cheese.

Variations for Steak Gorgonzola Salad

You can substitute gorgonzola cheese for the blue cheese.
Use whatever vegetables you'd like in the salad.
The salad greens can be any combination you like — I love the spring mix since it has multiple varieties of greens all mixed together.

How to Make Steak & Blue Cheese Salad

Make the dressing first by combining all of the ingredients in a mason jar. Shake well to combine and let sit while you make the salad.
For the steak salad, layer the sliced steak, tomatoes, and onions over the salad greens. Add any other vegetables you'd like.
Crumble the cheese over the top. Add additional toppings if desired.
Top with half of the salad dressing, serving the rest of the dressing on the side.

This steak salad recipe is a quick, delicious meal that's ready in minutes. The balsamic dressing is packed with flavor and the perfect pairing.

Expert Tips

Build A Salad: The easiest way to build this salad is to layer the ingredients over the mixed greens. It looks amazing and it's so easy! I usually pour half of the dressing over the steak salad and serve the rest on the side so everyone can have as much as they like.
Good Cheese: Usually, the higher quality the cheese, the more flavorful it will be. The steak can hold up to the strong flavor of either cheese, as can the balsamic dressing.
Extra Flavor: If you want to kick up the flavor of the balsamic dressing, even more, crumble some of the blue cheese into the dressing and let the flavors meld for about 30 minutes.

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