Looking for easy salad recipes? Here’s one where you can use a steak off the grill or even one left over from your favorite steakhouse. This salad with our own bleu ranch dressing is sure to please the whole family. Add in garlic mushrooms and you have a complete meal in one bowl.
STEAKHOUSE SALAD
- 1-pound grilled steak (flat iron steak used for recipe testing)
- 1 package Baby Spinach
- 1 package Spring Mix Lettuce
- Garlic Mushrooms (recipe follows)
- Red and yellow grape tomatoes
- Red onion thinly sliced
- Bleu Ranch Dressing (recipe follows)
- Bleu cheese crumbles
Directions
- Place spinach, lettuce, red onion, mushrooms and tomatoes in bowl. Toss to combine. Place salad mixture in serving bowl or travel container.
- Thinly slice steak against the grain and place on top of salad.
- Drizzle bleu ranch dressing over top and garnish with a few crumbles of bleu cheese if desired.
GARLIC MUSHROOMS
- 1 pound white mushrooms, cleaned and quartered
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Beef Better than Bouillon
- ¼ cup sherry
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Combine all ingredients in medium saucepan over medium heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Information per Serving:
- Serving Size: 3 oz steak, 1 cup salad with veggies, 2 Tablespoons bleu ranch dressing
- Calories: 296
- Fat: 19 grams
- Protein: 23 grams
- Carbohydrate: 6 grams
BLEU RANCH DRESSING
- ½ cup Smokey Mayo (recipe follows)
- ½ teaspoon Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon red wine vinegar
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ¼ cup bleu cheese crumbles
Directions
Combine ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate for at least two hours.
Nutrition Information per Serving:
- Serving Size: 2 Tablespoons
- Calories: 61
- Fat: 3 grams
- Protein: 1.4 grams
- Carbohydrate: 1 gram
SMOKY MAYO
- ½ cup mayonnaise (Duke’s used for recipe testing)
- ½ cup fat free plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup fat free buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
Combine ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate for at least two hours.
Nutrition Information per Serving:
- Serving Size: 2 Tablespoons
- Calories: 42
- Fat: 4 grams
- Protein: 1 gram
- Carbohydrate: 0.5 grams
You can learn more about how to craft your steak house salad and bleu ranch dressing from heart health experts on KATV’s Good Morning Arkansas. For more easy salad recipes and other heart-healthy meals, check out our recipes page on our blog.