1 lb skirt steak (or other cheap cuts)

1 pint cherry tomatoes

4 oz goat cheese

1/2 cup walnuts

Spring greens

1/2 cup olive oil

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar



Everybody has their “go-to” menu item when they go out to eat at specific restaurants. When I go to The Olive Garden it’s Raviolli de Portebello every time, hands down, without fail. My Mom’s go-to is Steak Salad from Moxie’s (a Canadian restaurant chain for my American readers.) My Mom loves her Moxie’s Steak Salad so much she created her own version of it, and I happened to be around to snap pictures of it.

This steak salad recipe is very much a recipe meant for summer, but I like eating salad all year round – screw your salad standards!

Steak Salad Recipe

1 lb skirt steak 1 pint cherry tomatoes Spring greens 1/2 cup walnuts 4 oz goat cheese

Directions:

Preheat grill or BBQ to 350-400 degrees Season steaks with salt and black pepper, grill until medium rare ( 130° -140°) On individual plates lay spring greens, goat cheese, sliced cherry tomatoes and chopped walnuts. Slice steak and place on top of salad Lightly drizzle homemade balsamic vinaigrette

Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

Directions:

Combine olive oil and balsamic vinegar in jar, shake thoroughly and enjoy!

Cost: $6.63/serving

(Skirt Steak: $8.00, 1 pint cherry tomatoes: $3.50, 4 oz goat cheese $4.00, 1/2 cup walnuts $3.00, spring greens $4.50, 1/2 cup olive oil $2.00, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar $1.50 =$26.50)

That’s it! That’s all she wrote! This steak salad recipe is perfect for busy week nights when you don’t feel like something heavy. Full of healthy fats and vitamin A you can indulge in your steak salad and not feel that post-dinner guilt. Thank you for the recipe Mom, I’ll take you to Moxie’s soon for the real deal! (and now I’ve written it on my blog, so she can hold me to it!)

Thanks for reading!