Fajita Steak Salad Food

FAJITA STEAK SALAD

Steps:

• In a large, non-stick skillet over medium high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add peppers, onion, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and very soft, 16 to 18 minutes.
• Meanwhile, season steak with chili powder, salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet. Cut steak into 2 or 3 pieces to fit into the skillet, and then cook, turning once, until nicely browned and barely pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes. Let rest five minutes before slicing.
• Whisk lime juice, remaining 3 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add romaine, avocado and cilantro leaves, and toss to combine. Divide between serving plates and top with pepper-onion mixture and sliced steak. Garnish with more cilantro leaves and season with salt and pepper.

FAJITA STEAK SALAD WITH CILANTRO LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Remove the steak from the fridge, remove packaging, and set on a cutting board to come to room temperature while you prepare the vinaigrette and dry rub.
• Place all vinaigrette ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth. Set aside.
• Prepare the fajita dry rub. Place all dry rub ingredients into a small bowl, then mix until thoroughly combined. Rub the fajita seasoning into both sides of the steak.
• Heat a 12" cast iron skillet or grill pan over high heat. Add the steak to the grill pan and sear 3-4 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove the steak from the skillet and place on a cutting board to rest while you cook the peppers and onions.
• Reduce the head to medium high, then add the oil to the skillet. Add the peppers and onions and toss to coat in the fat and leftover fajita spices. Saute the vegetables, tossing frequently, until soft and charred in spots, 6-7 minutes. Remove the skillet from heat.
• Thinly slice the steak against the grain.
• Prepare the salad. Divide the lettuce between four bowls, then top with half a sliced avocado and one-quarter of the tomatoes. Top each salad bowl with a quarter of the onions and peppers and a quarter of the steak. Sprinkle with cheese if using, and drizzle with cilantro lime vinaigrette to taste. Serve immediately.

STEAK FAJITA SALAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef strips with fajita seasoning. Saute beef in oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add peppers and onion and saute 2 to 3 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender-crisp.
• Divide lettuce on 2 large plates. Spoon beef mixture over lettuce and arrange tomatoes, beans, olives and cheese over each. Serve with Southwest Fiesta Dressing, to taste. Refrigerate leftovers.

STEAK FAJITAS

Steps:

• Stir together the sugar, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small mixing bowl to make the dry rub for the steak.
• Put the steak on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Rub both sides generously with the spice rub. Allow the steak to come up to room temperature for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables.
• Place a grill pan over medium-high heat and allow the pan to heat for 5 minutes.
• Put the bell peppers and onions in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Spread the vegetables out over the hot grill pan. Cook, tossing occasionally, until caramelized and softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Put the grilled vegetables on a serving platter and tent with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• To cook the steak, brush the hot grill pan with the vegetable oil. Place the steak on the grill and cook for 3 minutes. Flip the steak over and cook for another 3 minutes. Transfer the steak to a cutting board and allow it to rest for at least 5 minutes.
• Slice the steak into thin strips, against the grain of the meat. Layer the steak over the warm vegetables and sprinkle with the cilantro leaves. Serve with shredded iceberg lettuce, sour cream and warm tortillas.

FAJITA STEAK SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high (450°F to 500°F) and lightly oil grates. Season steak with fajita seasoning. Drizzle onion (try not to separate into rings) and bell peppers with oil and season with ¼ teaspoon salt.
• Place steak on grates on 1 half of grill; place onion and bell peppers on other half. Grill, covered, until steak, onion, and bell peppers are deeply charred, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip steak and vegetables; grill until vegetables are tender and steak is charred and a thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 135°F for medium-rare, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from grill and let rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice steak against the grain, halve bell pepper quarters lengthwise, and separate onion slices into rings.
• While steak rests, whisk sour cream, lime juice, and remaining ½ teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Reserve ¼ cup dressing for serving. Add romaine to remaining dressing in bowl and toss to combine. Serve dressed romaine with steak, bell peppers, onion, and avocado. Drizzle with remaining dressing, if desired.

FAJITA SALAD

Steps:

• Pulse 3/4 cup of the cilantro, the scallion whites, chipotles, chili powder, lime juice, 2 teaspoons of the salt, and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a mini-food processor to make a smooth paste. Coat the steak with the paste. Toss the peppers and onion with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Toast the cumin seeds in a small dry skillet over medium-high heat, about 1 minute. Mix seeds with the cabbage, remaining scallion greens, and remaining 1/4 cup cilantro in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Set a rack 6-inch from the broiler heating element and preheat the broiler. Preheat a broiler pan for about 10 minutes.
• Carefully pull the preheated pan from the broiler, set the steak in the center of the pan, and surround (but do not cover) with the peppers and onion. Return to the broiler. Cook until the meat feels firm but still gives gently when pressed, about 12 minutes for medium rare. Remove steak to a platter and let rest about 10 minutes before slicing. Toss the vegetables, and continue broiling until they soften and char, another 6 to 8 minutes.
• Dress slaw with orange juice and zest, lime zest, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 tablespoon oil.
• Slice the steak, against the grain, into very thin slices. Arrange on a platter with the peppers and onions. Serve with the slaw.
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FAJITA STEAK SALAD WITH CILANTRO-LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the steak: Set a large resealable plastic bag in a medium saucepan and pull the edges of the bag over the sides of the pan for easy access to the bag. Add the vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, oregano, paprika, lemon juice, garlic, scallion, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper to the bag and whisk to combine. Add the London broil and seal the bag tightly. Remove the bag from the pan and use your hands to rotate the meat, coating thoroughly in the marinade. Lay the bag flat on a cutting board and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, flipping the bag after 30 minutes. (The seasoned meat can also be stored in the refrigerator overnight. Let rest at room temperature for 20 minutes before cooking.)
• Remove the steak from the bag and discard any stuck-on garlic cloves and scallion. Set a grill pan over high heat until just starting to smoke, about 3 minutes. (Or prepare a grill for high heat.) Lightly oil the pan. Place the steak in the center of the pan and grill until the bottom is nicely charred, about 5 minutes. Flip the steak and continue grilling until an insert-read thermometer inserted sideways into the center of the steak registers between 120 and 125 degrees F, 3 to 5 minutes more. Transfer the steak to the cutting board and rest for 10 minutes.
• For the vinaigrette: While the steak rests, whisk the cilantro, olive oil, cumin, lime zest and juice, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together in a large bowl. Pour half of the vinaigrette into a small bowl and set aside.
• For the salad: Add the bell peppers and onions to the large bowl of vinaigrette and toss to thoroughly coat. Arrange the onions cut-side down and the peppers skin--side down on the same grill pan over high heat and grill until deeply charred, about 4 minutes. Transfer to the same cutting board as the steak.
• Add the remaining vinaigrette back to the large bowl. Add grated cheese and salad greens and toss to combine. Arrange the salad mixture on a large serving platter. Top with the grilled peppers.
• Cut the roots off the onion halves and slice the onions into thin wedges. Arrange on the salad. Thinly slice the rested steak against the grain and arrange in the center of the salad. Arrange the avocado slices around the edge of the platter, then sprinkle tortilla strips over the top of the salad.

SKIRT STEAK FAJITA SALAD

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Mix first 3 ingredients. Pour over steak in shallow glass dish; turn to evenly coat both sides of steak. Let stand 5 min.
• Remove steak from marinade; discard marinade. Grill steak 8 to 10 min. or until medium doneness, turning after 5 min. Remove from grill. Let stand 5 min. Cut steak across the grain into thin slices.
• Combine remaining ingredients. Serve topped with meat.

BEEF FAJITA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the lime juice, cilantro, garlic and chili powder; add beef. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 10 minutes, turning once. , Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, cook the peppers and onion in oil over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until tender. Remove and keep warm. Add beef with marinade to the skillet; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until meat is tender and mixture comes to a boil. Add beans and pepper mixture; heat through. , Divide the salad greens and tomato among four bowls; top each with 1-1/4 cups beef mixture, 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1-1/2 teaspoons salsa.

BEEF FAJITA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the lime juice, cilantro, garlic and chili powder; add beef. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 10 minutes, turning once.
• Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, cook the peppers and onion in oil over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until tender. Remove and keep warm. Add beef with marinade to the skillet; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until meat is tender and mixture comes to a boil. Add beans and pepper mixture; heat through.
• Divide the salad greens among four bowls; top each with 1-1/4 cups beef mixture, 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1-1/2 teaspoons salsa.

FAJITA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine ingredients for dressing in a small bowl.
• Remove 1/4 cup for marinating flank steak; set aside.
• Marinate steak in 1/4 cup dressing for at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Chill if marinating the steak longer than 30 minutes, otherwise it may be marinated at room temperature.
• Prepare ingredients for salad, keeping components separate.
• Heat oil for searing the steak in a large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Remove steak from marinade (discard the excess); season with salt and pepper.
• Sear steak on both sides until medium-rare, 3-4 minutes per side.
• Transfer meat to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes, then thinly slice steak against the grain with a sharp knife.
• To assemble, layer half the greens in a deep glass bowl (a 12-cup trifle bowl is perfect).
• On the lettuce, layer half of each of the tomatoes, cheese, chips, beans, cilantro, scallions, and steak slices.
• Drizzle with half the dressing, then layer the rest of the ingredients.
• Pile the other half of the steak slices in the center, and drizzle remaining dressing on top.
• Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and serve.
• Makes about 10 cups.