My husband is one of those guys who doesn’t picture “salad” as dinner. I’ve mentioned this many times before, but he’s actually beginning to come around to the idea! I’ve convinced him that if I add things like spicy marinated and grilled AMAZING skirt steak and gorgonzola crumbles to the salad, that it becomes much more than just a measly old salad. He’s definitely on board for this Grilled Steak Chopped Summer Salad!
Marinade Doubles as dressing for this Grilled Steak Chopped Summer Salad:
The steak marinade I created ALSO acts as the salad dressing (bonus!). You’ll need the Cholula Green Pepper Hot Sauce for this recipe. It’s spicy on its own, but in the marinade it just adds to the flavor (the steak does not come out majorly spicy or anything). In the dressing, you’ll taste a little bit of a kick, but that’s all balanced out with the sweet berries and tangy gorgonzola in the salad.
It’s all a beautiful summer salad combination. If you’ve never had berries in a salad, then you totally need to try it. And combined with steak… it’s just really, really good.
My husband was very happy with this salad, and he gave his stamp of approval to share with my readers as a main dish salad recipe. I’m pretty sure I’d have shared it even if he wasn’t into it!
What kind of steak should you use for steak salad?
I used skirt steak in this salad, which is my favorite cut of steak to use for steak salad… SO good and tender. The marinade in this recipe is PERFECT for the skirt steak. Hint: Whole Foods has skirt steak, and you can pick up a small amount of it instead of buying it already packaged at the regular market. You can also use flank steak, though it’s thicker and will take a bit longer to grill.
The next time you’re making dinner, consider making Grilled Steak Chopped Summer Salad for dinner. It’s great! Enjoy!
Here are a few more salad recipes you might like to try:
Fresh Corn Salad Mexican Chopped Salad with Honey Lime Dressing Romaine and Broccoli Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing Triple Berry Salad with Sugared Almonds Melon Prosciutto Salad Broccoli Salad Bruschetta Chicken Salad Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
